Maternal supplementation with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements compared with multiple micronutrients, but not with iron and folic acid, reduces the prevalence of low gestational weight gain in semi-urban Ghana: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 697-705

  Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^a   Lartey, Anna ^a   Okronipa, Harriet ^a   Ashorn, Per ^b   Ashorn, Ulla ^b   Zeilani, Mamane ^c   Arimond, Mary ^d   Vosti, Stephen A ^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

Gestational weight gain; Iron and folic acid supplementation; Lipid based nutrient supplements; Maternal supplementation; Multiple micronutrient supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; LIPID; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; GHANA; HUMAN; MATERNAL OBESITY; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; URBAN POPULATION; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATERNAL NUTRITION;

BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GHANA; HUMANS; IRON; LIPIDS; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREVALENCE; VITAMINS;

EID: 85015900310     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.242909     Document Type: Article

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