Can the supplementary consumption of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) fruit pulp improve the hemoglobin levels and iron status of schoolchildren in Kenya? Findings of a randomized controlled intervention trial

PURPOSE: In the rural Kenyan diet, the bioavailability of iron is low and predisposes the population to iron deficiency. Fruit pulp of the indigenous baobab tree contains significant amounts of vitamin C, which enhances non-heme iron bioavailability. We studied the impact of baobab fruit pulp (BFP)...

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Autores principales: Evang, Esther Charlotte, Habte, Tsige-Yohannes, Owino, Willis Omondi, Krawinkel, Michael Bernhardt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8275536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33355689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02447-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8275536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33355689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02447-2

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