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| Clive E WestSummaryAffiliation: Wageningen University Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Consequences of revised estimates of carotenoid bioefficacy for dietary control of vitamin A deficiency in developing countriesClive E West
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
J Nutr 132:2920S-2926S. 2002....- A dual-isotope-labeling method of studying the bioavailability of hexaglutamyl folic acid relative to that of monoglutamyl folic acid in humans by using multiple orally administered low dosesAlida Melse-Boonstra
Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 84:1128-33. 2006.... - Redistribution of vitamin A after iron supplementation in Indonesian infantsFrank T Wieringa
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 77:651-7. 2003..This implies a redistribution of retinol after iron supplementation, which might induce vitamin A deficiency. Therefore, iron supplementation in infants should be accompanied by measures to improve vitamin A status... - Zinc plus beta-carotene supplementation of pregnant women is superior to beta-carotene supplementation alone in improving vitamin A status in both mothers and infantsMarjoleine A Dijkhuizen
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 80:1299-307. 2004..Addition of both beta-carotene and zinc to iron supplements during pregnancy could be effective in improving the vitamin A status of mothers and infants... - Extraction of carotenoids from feces, enabling the bioavailability of beta-carotene to be studied in Indonesian childrenMachteld van Lieshout
Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
J Agric Food Chem 51:5123-30. 2003..8 times (interval, 0.6, 5.5) greater than that from spinach (n = 8), based on data from feces compared with 1.7 times (interval, 0.9, 3.1) based on data from serum... - Micronutrient deficiency and supplementation in Indonesian infants. Effects on immune functionFrank T Wieringa
Department of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Adv Exp Med Biol 531:369-77. 2003 - Micronutrient deficiency and supplementation in Indonesian infants. Interactions between micronutrientsMarjoleine A Dijkhuizen
Department of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Adv Exp Med Biol 531:359-68. 2003 - Bioavailability of heptaglutamyl relative to monoglutamyl folic acid in healthy adultsAlida Melse-Boonstra
Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 79:424-9. 2004..Bioefficacy, determined by changes in plasma homocysteine concentrations, was 106% (77%, 134%). CONCLUSION: The polyglutamate chain of folates in the diet reduces their bioavailability... - Validity of the relative-dose-response test and the modified-relative-dose-response test as indicators of vitamin A stores in liverHans Verhoef
Cell Biology and Immunology Group and the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 81:835-9. 2005..Our group and many others have used the relative-dose-response (RDR) test and the modified-RDR (MRDR) test as proxy indicators of liver stores of vitamin A. However, we have become concerned about the validity of these indicators... - Efficacy of oral iodized peanut oil is greater than that of iodized poppy seed oil among Indonesian schoolchildrenJuliawati Untoro
Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 84:1208-14. 2006..Oral iodized poppy seed oil is an appropriate measure for controlling iodine deficiency in areas where iodized salt is not yet available. However, a more effective and cheaper iodized oil preparation is needed... - Food supplements have a positive impact on weight gain and the addition of animal source foods increases lean body mass of Kenyan schoolchildrenMonika Grillenberger
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
J Nutr 133:3957S-3964S. 2003..4). The results indicate that food supplements had a positive impact on weight gain in the study children and that the addition of meat increased their lean body mass... - The need for maternal zinc supplementation in developing countries: an unresolved issueSaskia J M Osendarp
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
J Nutr 133:817S-827S. 2003.... - Day-to-day variations in iron, zinc and copper in breast milk of Guatemalan mothersRosalie A M Dhonukshe-Rutten
Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Bomenweg 2, 6703 HD Wageningen, The Netherlands
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 40:128-34; discussion 120-1. 2005..To assess the within-subject and between-subject coefficients of variation (CV) of iron, zinc and copper concentrations in the milk of Guatemalan mothers... - Isotopic tracer techniques for studying the bioavailability and bioefficacy of dietary carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene, in humans: a reviewMachteld van Lieshout
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 77:12-28. 2003..A step-by-step discussion of aspects related to these techniques is provided, including study design, choice of isotopic tracers, dosing regimen, collection of samples, chemical analysis of samples, and data analysis... - Estimation of the effect of the acute phase response on indicators of micronutrient status in Indonesian infantsFrank T Wieringa
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
J Nutr 132:3061-6. 2002.... - Malarial anemia leads to adequately increased erythropoiesis in asymptomatic Kenyan childrenHans Verhoef
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Blood 100:3489-94. 2002..Further research is needed to demonstrate the role of deficient erythropoietin production or action in the pathogenesis of the anemia of symptomatic malaria... - Bias and random error in retinol measurements of laboratories in countries with populations with mild to severe vitamin A deficiencyPaul J M Hulshof
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, PO Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
Clin Chem 48:2061-3. 2002 - Influence of processing on total, monoglutamate and polyglutamate folate contents of leeks, cauliflower, and green beansAlida Melse-Boonstra
Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV, Wageningen, The Netherlands
J Agric Food Chem 50:3473-8. 2002..Potentially this could lead to vegetables with higher folate bioavailability. However, to prevent folate loss into processing water, processing in a closed system should be applied... - Intake of micronutrients high in animal-source foods is associated with better growth in rural Kenyan school childrenMonika Grillenberger
School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Br J Nutr 95:379-90. 2006.... - The contribution of plant foods to the vitamin A supply of lactating women in Vietnam: a randomized controlled trialNguyen Cong Khan
National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam
Am J Clin Nutr 85:1112-20. 2007..More information is needed on the efficacy of carotenoids from plant foods in improving vitamin A status... - Maternal nutritional status and the risk for orofacial cleft offspring in humansIngrid P C Krapels
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
J Nutr 134:3106-13. 2004..In conclusion, a higher preconceptional intake of nutrients predominantly present in fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of offspring affected by OFC... - Mental and psychomotor development in Indonesian infants of mothers supplemented with vitamin A in addition to iron during pregnancyMarjanka K Schmidt
Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Tropical Medicine (SEAMEO TROPMED, Regional Centre for Community Nutrition, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Br J Nutr 91:279-86. 2004..However, smaller improvements in development may be seen if studied in a larger and/or more deficient population... - Quantitative analyses of beta-carotene and retinol in serum and feces in support of clinical bioavailability studiesDongwei Zhu
College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 20:2427-32. 2006.... - Anaemia in African children: malaria or iron deficiency?Hans Verhoef
Lancet 361:2249-50. 2003 - Folic acid and reduction of plasma homocysteine concentrations in older adults: a dose-response studyFloor V A van Oort
Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen, Netherlands
Am J Clin Nutr 77:1318-23. 2003..CONCLUSION: In older adults, daily supplementation with folic acid effectively lowers plasma homocysteine concentrations, and a daily dose of approximately 400 micro g is the minimum dose required for adequate homocysteine reduction... - Sub clinical vitamin A deficiency and anemia among Vietnamese children less than five years of ageNguyen Cong Khan
National Institute of Nutrition, 48B Tang Bat Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16:152-7. 2007..Sustainable strategies for combating vitamin A deficiency and nutritional anemia are needed and should concentrate on target groups, especially infants and malnourished children in high risk regions... - A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of vitamin A and zinc supplementation in persons with tuberculosis in Indonesia: effects on clinical response and nutritional statusElvina Karyadi
SEAMEO-TROPMED Regional Center for Community Nutrition, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Am J Clin Nutr 75:720-7. 2002..01) occurred earlier in the micronutrient group. CONCLUSION: Vitamin A and zinc supplementation improves the effect of tuberculosis medication after 2 mo of antituberculosis treatment and results in earlier sputum smear conversion...