BACKGROUND Though pregnant women in Ghana routinely receive iron and folic acid supplements, the prevalence of anaemia continues to be as high as 70%. OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of zinc deficiency on iron status indicators in pregnant women. DESIGN A double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) of joint iron and zinc supplementation. SETTING The study was conducted in the Upper ...

background: in the present study, blood serum level of metals were determined in malarial pa­tients and compared with those in the normal subjects without complication using atomic absorp­tion spectrometer. methods: for the determination of these metals twelve intravenous blood samples each from re­ferred malarial patients and a group of normal subjects were collected and immediately centri­fug...

OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of iron, zinc and iodide deficiencies in a probabilistic sample of Mexican women and children and explore its association with some dietary and socio-demographic variables. MATERIAL AND METHODS We carried out in 1999 an epidemiological description of iron (percent transferrin saturation, PTS, < 16%), serum zinc (< 65 ug/dl) and iodide (< 50 ug/l urine) d...

BACKGROUND The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Wap.) is an excellent source of iron and zinc. However, iron from plant sources is poorly absorbed compared with iron from animal sources. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate iron and zinc bioaccessibility in cowpea cultivars after processing. METHODS Zinc and iron bioaccessibilities in cowpea samples were determined based on an...

BACKGROUND Deficiency of micronutrients is common in refugee populations. OBJECTIVES Identify deficiencies and whether provided supplements and wheat flour fortified with 10 micronutrients impacts upon status among breast-feeding women from Maela refugee camp. METHODS Two sequential cross-sectional studies were conducted in different groups of lactating mothers at 12 weeks postpartum. The f...