A food-based approach introducing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes increased vitamin A intake and serum retinol concentrations in young children in rural Mozambique

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1320-1327

  Low, Jan W ^a   Arimond, Mary ^b   Osman, Nadia ^c   Cunguara, Benedito ^d   Zano, Filipe ^e   Tschirley, David ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Ministry of Agric/Rural Devmt   (Mozambique)

^e World Vision   (Mozambique)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOZAMBIQUE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL POPULATION; SWEET POTATO; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 34248160139     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.5.1320     Document Type: Article

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