Prenatal Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Affect Maternal Anthropometric Indicators Only in Certain Subgroups of Rural Bangladeshi Women
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Prenatal Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Affect Maternal Anthropometric Indicators Only in Certain Subgroups of Rural Bangladeshi Women.
BACKGROUND Maternal undernutrition and low macro- and micronutrient intake and weight gain during pregnancy have been reported in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant and lactating women (LNS-PL) on weight gain and midupper arm circumference (MUAC) during pregnancy. METHODS The Rang-Din Nutrition Study, a cluster-randomized...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-3166,1541-6100
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.232181