Simulation of the effect of maize porridge fortified with grain amaranth or micronutrient powder containing NaFeEDTA on iron intake and status in Kenyan children

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1605-1613

  MacHaria Mutie, Catherine W ^a,b   Omusundi, Agnes M ^a   Mwai, John M ^c   Mwangi, Alice M ^c   Brouwer, Inge D ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Directorate of Research Management and Development   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Grain amaranth; Iron intake; Micronutrient powder; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; FE(III)-EDTA; FERRIC ION; FERRITIN; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENT; IRON INTAKE; POWDER; TRACE ELEMENT; FE(III) EDTA;

AMARANTHUS; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON INTAKE; KENYA; MAIZE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POWDER; PREVALENCE; RECALL; THERAPEUTIC USE; ARTICLE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA;

AMARANTHUS; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDETIC ACID; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERRITINS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; IRON, DIETARY; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MICRONUTRIENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POWDERS; PREVALENCE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84881089197     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012005174     Document Type: Article

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