Impact of Sorghum Supplementation on Growth and Micronutrient Status of School Going Children in Southern India — A Randomized Trial

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 9-14

  Prasad MP, Rajendra ^a   Benhur, Dayakarrao ^b   Kommi, Kalpana ^b   Madhari, Radhika ^a   Rao M, Vishnuvardhan ^a   Patil, J V ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MILLETS RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Children; Micronutrients; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; IRON; PLASMA RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RICE; SORGHUM; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CALCIUM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS, PLASMA; SERUM ALBUMIN; SORGHUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84953839326     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-015-1782-7     Document Type: Article

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