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Biofortified orange maize is as efficacious as a vitamin A supplement in Zambian children even in the presence of high liver reserves of vitamin A: a community-based, randomized placebo-controlled trial(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Background: Biofortification is a strategy to relieve vitamin A (VA) deficiency. Biofortified maize contains enhanced provitamin A concentrations and has been bioefficacious in animal and small human studies. Objective: The study sought to determine changes in total body reserves (TBRs) of vitamin A...
Autores principales: | Gannon, Bryan, Kaliwile, Chisela, Arscott, Sara A, Schmaelzle, Samantha, Chileshe, Justin, Kalungwana, Ngándwe, Mosonda, Mofu, Pixley, Kevin, Masi, Cassim, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Nutrition
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232019/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25411289 http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.114.087379 |
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