Effect of consumption of the nutrient-dense, freshwater small fish Amblypharyngodon mola on biochemical indicators of vitamin A status in Bangladeshi children: A randomised, controlled study of efficacy

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 581-597

  Kongsbak, Katja ^a   Thilsted, Shakuntala H ^a   Wahed, Mohammed A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Efficacy study; Freshwater small fish; Serum retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CALCIUM; FRESH WATER; HEME; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEST MEAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

AMBLYPHARYNGODON MOLA; ANIMALIA; LABEO ROHITA; MOLA (FISH);

EID: 38949186435     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711450781912X     Document Type: Article

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