Micronized ferric pyrophosphate supplied through extruded rice kernels improves body iron stores in children: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled midday meal feeding trial in Indian schoolchildren

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1202-1210

  Radhika, Madhari S ^a   Nair, Krishnapillai M ^a   Kumar, Rachakulla Hari ^a   Rao, Mendu Vishnuvardhana ^a   Ravinder, Punjal ^a   Reddy, Chitty Gal ^a   Brahmam, Ginnela N V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRY WEIGHT; FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON STORAGE; MALE; MEAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY ANALYSIS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHOSPHATES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; MALE; ORYZA SATIVA; PLACEBOS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 80054913071     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.007179     Document Type: Article

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