Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age

Evidence-Based Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-201

  De Regil, Luz Maria ^a   Suchdev, Parminder S ^b   Vist, Gunn E ^c   Walleser, Silke ^d   Peña Rosas, Juan Pablo ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^d Independent Consultant   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

*Food, Fortified; Anemia, Iron Deficiency diet therapy ; Cooking *methods ; Deficiency Diseases *diet therapy ; Dietary Supplements; Humans; Infant; Micronutrients *administration dosage; deficiency ; Powders; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Trace Elements administration dosage

Indexed keywords

IRON; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

*DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; *FOOD, FORTIFIED; AFRICA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY [DIET THERAPY]; ASIA; BLOOD; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COOKING; COOKING [*METHODS]; DEFICIENCY DISEASES [*DIET THERAPY]; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS [*ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE; DEFICIENCY]; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POWDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TRACE ELEMENTS [ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE];

*DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; *FOOD, FORTIFIED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY [DIET THERAPY]; COOKING [*METHODS]; DEFICIENCY DISEASES [*DIET THERAPY]; HUMANS; INFANT; MICRONUTRIENTS [*ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE; DEFICIENCY]; POWDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRACE ELEMENTS [ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE];

AFRICA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ASIA; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COOKING; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; IRON; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POWDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN A;

EID: 84872257767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15576272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ebch.1895     Document Type: Review

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