Iron Fortified Complementary Foods Containing a Mixture of Sodium Iron EDTA with Either Ferrous Fumarate or Ferric Pyrophosphate Reduce Iron Deficiency Anemia in 12- to 36-Month-Old Children in a Malaria Endemic Setting: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Iron Fortified Complementary Foods Containing a Mixture of Sodium Iron EDTA with Either Ferrous Fumarate or Ferric Pyrophosphate Reduce Iron Deficiency Anemia in 12- to 36-Month-Old Children in a Malaria Endemic Setting: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The efficacy of iron fortification against IDA is uncertain in malaria-endemic settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a complementary food (CF) fortified with sodium iron EDTA (NaFeEDT...

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Main Authors: Dominik Glinz, Rita Wegmüller, Mamadou Ouattara, Victorine G. Diakité, Grant J. Aaron, Lorenz Hofer, Michael B. Zimmermann, Lukas G. Adiossan, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N’Goran, Richard F. Hurrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
anemia
cluster-randomized controlled trial
complementary food
Côte d’Ivoire
infant cereal
iron deficiency
iron fortification
Plasmodium falciparum
sodium iron EDTA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/7/759

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