Vitamin C-rich guava consumed with mungbean dal reduces anemia and increases hemoglobin but not iron stores: A randomized controlled trial of food-to-food fortification in Indian children

Background Adding vitamin C-rich fruit to staples containing iron could be an effective strategy to improve iron bioavailability and thereby reduce iron-deficiency anemia in children. Objectives We aimed to assess the effect of consuming a mungbean-based meal with or without guava fruit on body iro...

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Autores principales: Rani, Varsha, Moretti, Diego, Khetarpaul, Neelam, Thankachan, Prashanth, Zimmermann, Michael B., Melse-Boonstra, Alida, Brouwer, Inge D.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159903

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