A randomized, 4-month mango and fat supplementation trial improved vitamin A status among young Gambian children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3693-3699

  Drammeh, Bakary S ^a,b   Marquis, Grace S ^c   Funkhouser, Ellen ^a   Bates, Chris ^d   Eto, Isao ^a   Stephensen, Charles B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Mango; The Gambia; Vitamin A deficiency; carotene

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; PLACEBO; PROTEIN; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FRUIT; GAMBIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANGO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 18744362428     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.12.3693     Document Type: Article

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