Effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on growth, psychomotor development, iron status, and morbidity among 6-to 12-mo-old infants in South Africa: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 55-68

  Smuts, Cornelius M ^a   Matsungo, Tonderayi M ^a   Malan, Linda ^a   Kruger, Herculina S ^a   Rothman, Marinel ^a   Kvalsvig, Jane D ^b   Covic, Namukolo ^a   Joosten, Karen ^a   Osendarp, Saskia J M ^c   Bruins, Maaike J ^d   Frenken, Leon G J ^e   Lombard, Carl J ^a,f   Faber, Mieke ^a,f  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^d DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^e UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

infants and young children; iron deficiency anemia; lipid based nutrient supplements; morbidity; point of use fortification; psychomotor development; South Africa; stunting

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CHOLINE; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; GLYCOPROTEIN; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTASE; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; LIPID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH CURVE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOME VISIT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RHINORRHEA; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; WHEEZING; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; INFANT NUTRITION; MAIZE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; IRON; LIPIDS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85060982934     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy282     Document Type: Article

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