An efficacy study on alleviating micronutrient deficiencies through a multiple micronutrient fortified salt in children in South India

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 413-422

  Kumar, Malavika Vinod ^a   Nirmalan, Praveen K ^b   Erhardt, Juergen G ^c   Rahmathullah, Lakshmi ^d   Rajagopalan, Srinivasa ^e  

^a Sundar Serendipity Foundation   (India)

^b Fernandez Hospital Hyderabad   (India)

^c VitMin Lab   (Germany)

^d Family Health and Development Research Service Foundation   (India)

^e M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical assessment; Children; India; Micronutrient deficiencies; Multiple micronutrient fortified salt

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALT INTAKE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; IRON; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A;

EID: 84907352010     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2014.23.3.08     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. National fact sheet, India, national family health survey(nfhs-3), ministry of health and family welfare. New Delhi:Government of India; 2006.
2. World Health Organization. Malnutrition. The global picture Switzerland: WHO; 2000.
3. United Nations Children's Fund. The state of the world's children 2000. New York: UNICEF; 2000.
4. WHO/UNICEF/UNU. IDA. Prevention, assessment and control. Report of a joint WHO/UNICEF/UNU consultation. Switzerland: WHO; 1998.
5. Osendarp SJ, Baghurst KI, Bryan J, Calvaresi E, Hughes D, Hussaini M et al. Effect of a 12-mo micronutrient intervention on learning and memory in well-nourished and marginally nourished school-aged children: 2 parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled studies in Australia and Indonesia. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;86:1082-93.
6. Solon FS, Sarol JN Jr, Bernardo AB, Solon JA, Mehansho H, Sanchez-Fermin LE, Wambangco LS, Juhlin KD. Effect of a multiple micronutrient fortified fruit powder beverage on the nutrition status, physical fitness, and cognitive performance of school children in the Philippines. Food Nutr Bull. 2003;24:S129-40.
7. Ash DM, Tatala SR, Frongillo EA Jr, Ndossi GD, Latham MC. Randomized efficacy trial of a micronutrient-fortified beverage in primary school children in Tanzania. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:891-8.
8. Naga TT, Winichagoon P, Dijkhuizen MA, Khan NC, Wasantwisut E, Furr H, Wieringa FT. Multi-micronutrientfortified biscuits decreased prevalence of anaemia and improved micronutrient status and effectiveness of deworming in rural Vietnamese school children. J Nutr. 2009;139:1013-21. doi: 10.3945/jn.108.099754.
9. Muthayya S, Eilander A, Transler C, Thomas T, van der Knaap HC, Srinivasan K, van Klinken BJ, Osendarp SJ, Kurpad AV. Effect of fortification with multiple micronutrients and n-3 fatty acids on growth and cognitive performance in Indian schoolchildren: the CHAMPION (Children's Health and Mental Performance Influenced by Optimal Nutrition) Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009;89:1766-75. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26993.
10. Osei AK, Rosenberg IH, Houser RF, Bulusu S, Mathews M, Hamer DH. Community-level micronutrient fortification of school lunch meals improved vitamin A, folate, and iron status of schoolchildren in Himalayan villages of India. J Nutr. 2010;140:1146-54. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.114751.
11. Vinod Kumar M, Rajagopalan S. Efficacy of fortification of school meals with ferrous glycine phosphate and riboflavin against anaemia and angular stomatitis in school children. Food Nutr Bull. 2009;30:260-4.
12. Vinod Kumar M, Rajagopalan S. Impact of a multiplemicronutrient food supplement on the nutritional status of school children. Food Nutr Bull. 2006;27:203-10.
13. Vinodkumar M and Rajagopalan S. Multiple micronutrient fortification of salt. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009;63:437-45. doi: 10. 1038/sj.ejcn.1602955.
14. Vinodkumar M, Erhardt JG, Rajagopalan S. Impact of a multiple-micronutrient fortified salt on the nutritional status and memory of school children. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2009; 79:348-61. doi: 10.1024/0300-9831.79.56.348.
15. Kumar MV, Rajagopalan S. Multiple micronutrient fortification of salt and its effect on cognition in Chennai school children. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2007;16:505-11.
16. Olsen A, Thiong'o FW, Ouma JH, Mwaniki D, Magnussen P, Michaelsen KF, Friis H, Geissler PW. Effects of multi micronutrient supplementation on helminth reinfection: a randomized, controlled trial in Kenyan schoolchildren. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2003;97:109-14. doi: 10.1016/ S0035-9203(03)90042-3.
17. Taylor M, Jinabhai CC, Couper I, Kleinschmidt I, Jogessar VB. The effect of different antihelminthic treatment regimens combined with iron supplementation on the nutritional status of school children in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2001;95:211-6. doi: 10.1016/S0035-9203 (01) 90171-3.
18. Gopalan C, Rama Sastri BV, Balasubramanian SC. Nutritive value of Indian foods. Indian Council of Medical Research. Hyderabad: National Institute of Nutrition Press; 1999.
19. Vinod Kumar M, Rajagopalan S. Trial using multiple micronutrient food supplement and its effect on cognition. Indian J Pediatr. 2008;75:671-8. doi: 10.1007/s12098-008-0127-1.
20. Dacie JV, Lewis SM. Practical Haematology. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1995.
21. Erhardt JG, Estes JE, Pfeiffer CM, Biesalski HK, Craft NE. Combined measurement of ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor, retinol binding protein, and Creactive protein by an inexpensive, sensitive, and simple sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. J Nutr. 2004;134:3127-32.
22. Pino S, Fang SL and Braverman LE. Ammonium persulphate: a safe alternative oxidizing reagent for measuring urinary iodine. Clin Chem. 1996;42:239-43.
23. Cook JD, Flowers CH and Skikne BS. The quantitative assessment of body iron. Blood. 2003;101:3359-64. doi: 10.1182 /blood-2002-10-3071.
24. Alfred Sommer, Frances R Davidson. Assessment and control of vitamin A deficiency: the annecy accords. J Nutr. 2002;132:2845S-50S
25. WHO, UNICEF, ICCIDD. Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination, A guide for programme managers. Switzerland: WHO; 2007.
26. Thurnham DI, McCabe GP, Northrop-Clewes CA, Neste lP. Effects of subclinical infection on plasma retinol concentrati ons and assessment of prevalence of vitamin A deficiency: meta-analysis. Lancet. 2003;362:2052-8. doi: 10.1016/S014 0-6736(03)15099-4.
27. Thurnham DI, Mburu AS, Mwaniki DL, Muniu EM, Alumasa F, de Wagt A. Using plasma acutephase protein concentrations to interpret nutritional biomarkers in apparent -ly healthy HIV-1 seropositive Kenyan adults. Br J Nutr. 2008;100:174-82. doi: 10.1017/S0007114507883012.
28. Thurnham DI, McCabe LD, Haldar S, Wieringa FT, Northrop-Clewes CA, McCabe GP. Adjusting plasma ferritin concentrations to remove the effects of subclinical inflammation in the assessment of iron deficiency: a metaanalysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010;92:546-55. doi: 10.3945/ajcn. 2010.29284.
29. Nair KM, Brahmam GNV, Ranganathan S, Vijayaraghavan K, Sivakumar B, Krishnaswamy K. Impact evaluation of iron and iodine fortified salt. Indian J Med Res. 1998;108: 203-11.
30. Zimmermann MB, Wegmueller R, Zeder C, Chaouki N, Rohner F, Saissi M, Torresani T, Hurrell RF. Dual fortification of salt with iodine and micronised ferric pyrophosphate, a randomized double blind controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;80:952-9.