Fortification of condiments and seasonings with iron for preventing anaemia and improving health

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2023, Issue 9, 2023, Pages

  Jalal, Chowdhury SB ^a   De Regil, Luz Maria ^b   Pike, Vanessa ^a,c   Mithra, Prasanna ^d  

^a NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL   (Canada)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Canadian Foodgrains Bank   (Canada)

^d KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MINERAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; AGE; ANEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CODIMENT; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETER); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CURRY POWDER; DATA EXTRACTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTORY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FISH SAUCE; FOOD; FOOD PROCESSING; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GRADE APPROACH; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; KINDERGARTEN; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NURSERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGENY; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK RATIO; SAFETY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL; SEASONING; SEASONING FORTIFICATION; SOY SAUCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; ANIMAL; CONDIMENT; FEMALE; POWDER; PREGNANCY;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; CONDIMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON; IRON DEFICIENCIES; POWDERS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85169846685     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009604.pub2     Document Type: Review

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