Objectives: To assess the diagnostic performance of serum concentrations of retinol-binding protein (RBP), transthyretin, retinol concentration measured by fluorometry and RBP:transthyretin molar ratio, either alone or in combination, to estimate the prevalence of vitamin A defic...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20993
Martin N. Mwangi, Johanna M. Roth, Menno Smit, Laura Trijsburg, Alice Mwangi, Ayşe Y. Demir, Petra Mens, Andrew M. Prentice, Pauline E. A. Andang’o & Hans Verhoef·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Whereas coverage of antenatal iron supplementation is low and benefits are uncertain, there are concerns that it can increase the burden of malaria, with potentially devastating effects on maternal and neonatal health outcomes. We aimed to measure the effect of iron s...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20999
Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Sarah Atkinson, Andrew Armitage, Shivani Khandwala, Jacobien Veenemans, Sharon Cox, Lucy Eddowes, Theodore Hayes, Conor Doherty, Ayse Demir, Edwin Tijhaar, Hans Verhoef, Andrew Prentice & Hal Drakesmith·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Hematologic and non-hematologic benefits from iron supplementation are chiefly seen in iron deficient individuals; concerns that iron might promote infection especially in non-iron deficient individuals have complicated global anemia control policies, particularly in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20879