Extruded rice grains fortified with zinc, iron, and vitamin A increase zinc status of Thai school children when incorporated into a school lunch program1-3

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-368

  Pinkaew, Siwaporn ^a   Winichagoon, Pattanee ^b   Hurrell, Richard F ^a   Wegmuller, Rita ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RETINOL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; THAILAND; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON; LUNCH; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYTIC ACID; SCHOOLS; SEEDS; THAILAND; VITAMIN A; ZINC;

EID: 84874668473     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.166058     Document Type: Article

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