Impact of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on hemoglobin, iron status and biomarkers of inflammation in pregnant Ghanaian women

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^a   Lartey, Anna ^a   Okronipa, Harriet ^a   Ashorn, Per ^b   Zeilani, Mamane ^c   Baldiviez, Lacey M ^d   Oaks, Brietta M ^d   Vosti, Stephen ^d   Dewey, Kathryn G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c Nutriset SAS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

hemoglobin; inflammation; iron status; lipid based nutrient supplements; LNS; multiple micronutrients; prenatal supplementation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GHANAIAN; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MINERAL BLOOD LEVEL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STATUS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; GHANA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GHANA; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; IRON; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959280094     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12262     Document Type: Article

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