Provitamin A-biofortified maize increases serum β-carotene, but not retinol, in marginally nourished children: A cluster-randomized trial in rural Zambia

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 181-190

  Palmer, Amanda C ^a   Siamusantu, Ward ^b   Chileshe, Justin ^c   Schulze, Kerry J ^a   Barffour, Maxwell ^a   Craft, Neal E ^d   Molobeka, Ngosa ^a   Kalungwana, Ng'andwe ^c   Arguello, Margia A ^a   Mitra, Maithilee ^a   Caswell, Bess ^a   Klemm, Rolf D W ^a   West, Keith P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b National Food and Nutrition Commission   (Zambia)

^c TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE   (Zambia)

^d Craft Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Biofortification; Deficiency; Provitamin A; Serum retinol; Vitamin A; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROVITAMIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; UNDERWEIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZAMBIA; BLOOD; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FOOD GRAIN; FORTIFIED FOOD; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

BETA CAROTENE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EDIBLE GRAIN; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROVITAMINS; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; ZAMBIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84977111773     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.132571     Document Type: Article

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