Can multi-micronutrient food fortification improve the micronutrient status, growth, health, and cognition of schoolchildren? A systematic review

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 186-204

  Best, Cora ^a   Neufingerl, Nicole ^b   Del Rosso, Joy Miller ^c   Transler, Catherine ^b   van den Briel, Tina ^a   Osendarp, Saskia ^b  

^a World Food Programme   (Italy)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c The Manoff Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Deficiency; Food fortification; Multiple micronutrients

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IODINE; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 79953277518     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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