A multi-micronutrient beverage enhances the vitamin A and zinc status of Nigerian primary schoolchildren

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1565-1572

  Aaron, Grant J ^a,b   Kariger, Patricia ^c,e   Aliyu, Roselyn ^b   Flach, Marianne ^b   Iya, Dan ^d   Obadiah, Musa ^b   Baker, Shawn K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^d Nasarawa School Feeding Program   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BIOFLAVONOID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; FERROUS BISGLYCINATE CHELATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC GLYCINATE CHELATE; ZINC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ISOENERGETIC CONTROL BEVERAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTI MICRONUTRIENT BEVERAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VOMITING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

BEVERAGES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; VITAMIN A; ZINC;

EID: 79961110372     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.136770     Document Type: Article

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