β-carotene-rich orange-fleshed sweet potato improves the vitamin A status of primary school children assessed with the modified-relative-dose- response test

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1080-1087

  Van Jaarsveld, Paul J ^a   Faber, Mieke ^a   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^c   Nestel, Penelope ^b   Lombard, Carl J ^a   Benadé, Ambrose J Spinnler ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Modified relative dose response; Orange fleshed sweet potato; School feeding program; South Africa; Vitamin A status; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SWEET POTATO; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 20544446451     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/81.5.1080     Document Type: Article

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