[Control of iron deficiency in developing countries]Jacques Berger
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, UR 106, Nutrition, Alimentation, sociétés, Centre collaborateur de l OMS pour la nutrition, IRD, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Sante 12:22-30. 2002
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- [Efficacy of daily and weekly iron supplementation for the control of iron deficiency anaemia in infants in rural Vietnam]
Xuan Ninh Nguyen
Institut National de Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam
Sante 12:31-7. 2002
..Other interventions, such as iron supplementation of women during fertile age, especially during pregnancy and lactation periods, and the use of complementary food to breast milk, fortified with micronutrients, should be associated...
- Community mobilization and social marketing to promote weekly iron-folic acid supplementation in women of reproductive age in Vietnam: impact on anemia and iron status
Jacques Berger
Institute of Research for Development IRD, Research Unit, Nutrition, Food, Societies, Montpellier, France
Nutr Rev 63:S95-108. 2005
..This demonstrates the effectiveness and safety of the preventive approach as implemented here to prevent and control iron deficiency and anemia in women of reproductive age before and during pregnancy...
Strategies to prevent iron deficiency and improve reproductive healthJacques Berger
Institut de Recherche pour Développement, Montpellier, France
Nutr Rev 69:S78-86. 2011
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- Community mobilization and social marketing to promote weekly iron-folic acid supplementation: a new approach toward controlling anemia among women of reproductive age in Vietnam
Nguyen Cong Khan
Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition, 48 Tang Bat Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nutr Rev 63:S87-94. 2005
..In developing countries where community women's groups and health networks are strong, preventive supplementation can be successfully promoted to encourage active participation in the prevention and control of iron-deficiency anemia...
- Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation of women of reproductive age: impact overview, lessons learned, expansion plans, and contributions toward achievement of the millennium development goals
Tommaso Cavalli-Sforza
Western Pacific Regional Office, World Health Organization, P.O. Box 2932, Manila 1000, Philippines
Nutr Rev 63:S152-8. 2005
- Importance of pre-pregnancy and pregnancy iron status: can long-term weekly preventive iron and folic acid supplementation achieve desirable and safe status?
Fernando E Viteri
University of California at Berkeley, USA
Nutr Rev 63:S65-76. 2005
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- Sex differences in prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency in infancy in a large multi-country trial in South-East Asia
Frank T Wieringa
University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Br J Nutr 98:1070-6. 2007
..Our findings suggest that in especially the second half of infancy, Fe requirements for boy infants are approximately 0.9 mg/d higher than for girl infants...
- Combined iron and zinc supplementation in infants improved iron and zinc status, but interactions reduced efficacy in a multicountry trial in southeast Asia
Frank T Wieringa
Department of Internal Medicine, UMCN, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
J Nutr 137:466-71. 2007
..Zinc supplementation may negatively affect iron status but iron supplementation does not seem to affect zinc status. Furthermore, VAC administration in the absence of iron supplementation may increase the incidence of anemia...
- Regular consumption of NaFeEDTA-fortified fish sauce improves iron status and reduces the prevalence of anemia in anemic Vietnamese women
Pham Van Thuy
National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam
Am J Clin Nutr 78:284-90. 2003
..Fortifying fish sauce with iron by using a water-soluble, highly bioavailable compound (NaFeEDTA) is a promising strategy for combating iron deficiency anemia in Vietnam...
- Report of the Research Needs Working Group
Jacques Berger
, France
Food Nutr Bull 23:313-6. 2002
- Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves anemia, micronutrient nutrient status, and growth of Vietnamese infants: double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Le Thi Hop
National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam
J Nutr 135:660S-665S. 2005
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- Efficacy of a foodlet-based multiple micronutrient supplement for preventing growth faltering, anemia, and micronutrient deficiency of infants: the four country IRIS trial pooled data analysis
Cornelius M Smuts
Medical Research Council, Parow, South Africa
J Nutr 135:631S-638S. 2005
..Consideration should also be given to increasing the dosages of micronutrients being delivered in the foodlets...
- IRIS. I: a FOODlet-based multiple-micronutrient intervention in 6- to 12-month-old infants at high risk of micronutrient malnutrition in four contrasting populations: description of a multicenter field trial
C Marius Smuts
Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, MRC, Parow, South Africa
Food Nutr Bull 24:S27-33. 2003
..This paper describes the general methodology of the IRIS trial and the operational differences among the country sites...
- The use of NaFeEDTA-fortified fish sauce is an effective tool for controlling iron deficiency in women of childbearing age in rural Vietnam
Pham Van Thuy
The National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam
J Nutr 135:2596-601. 2005
..7 to 8.5% in Group F with no significant changes in Group C. NaFeEDTA fortification of fish sauce is an effective method for reducing the prevalence of iron deficiency in women in Vietnam...
