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Filter by:Anemia is one of the most common health problems all over the world with around half of preschool-aged children (<5 years) and one third of women affected. Nutritional iron deficiency is a major reason for anemia in infants, young children and women of reproductive age who have especially high iron requirements that are difficult to meet in regions where the major diet is based on plant foods. So in Ethiopia, where injera is the major staple food. Despite high levels of iron in tef, the most favored cereal for injera, the iron bioavailability is assumed to be very low due to the high levels of phytic acid found in tef. The aim of this study is to determine the iron bioavailability in women from injera prepared in a traditional way and investigate the potential of methods to improve the bioavaiability. Therefore, a 50/50 and a 25/75 blend of FeSO4 and NaFeEDTA for iron fortification will be evaluated. Further the potential positive impact of phytic acid reduction on the iron bioavailability will be investigated. The phytic acid reduction will be achieved in two different ways, by addition of whole grain wheat as source of phytase and addition of a commercially available microbial phytase. The studies will be conducted in healthy women using stable isotope techniques.
The study evaluates the efficacy of providing weekly iron-folate (IFA) supplements or Multiple Micronutrient (MM) supplements before pregnancy in increasing birth weight and duration of gestation as well as maternal and infant iron status.
Iron deficiency (ID) with or without anemia is still a main public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia, especially in vulnerable population groups such as children below 5 years of age and women of reproductive age. The etiology of ID is multifactorial; but major causes are low iron dietary bioavailability and intake from monotonous cereal-based diets aggravated by chronic parasitic infections such as malaria and soil-transmitted helminthes. Approaches such as dietary diversification, supplementation with pharmacological iron doses, public health measures (e.g. deworming, malaria control) and food fortification with different iron compounds have notably reduced morbidity and mortality caused by ID but have not been universally successful. Biofortification is a new promising approach to combat micronutrient deficiencies such as ID. It is defined as the process of increasing the content and bioavailability of essential nutrients such as iron in crops by traditional plant breeding and/or genetic engineering. Pearl millet is a staple food for many people living in different areas of West Africa (e.g. Northern Benin) and India, two parts of the world, where ID is still widely prevalent. Therefore, pearl millet was one of the crops targeted for iron biofortification by HarvestPlus. To improve human iron status successfully, the additional iron gained through biofortification has to be at least as bioavailable as the iron in regular peal millet varieties. For that reason we are planning an iron absorption study where we will investigate the iron bioavailability from an iron-biofortified millet variety and compare it with the iron bioavailability from a regular-iron millet variety and from regular-iron millet fortified post-harvest with ferrous sulfate (FeSO4). Iron absorption will be determined by incorporation of labeled iron into erythrocytes, at least 14 days after the administration of the test meals containing labeled iron (stable isotope technique). The three different test meals based on 1) regular-iron, 2) iron-biofortified and 3) post-harvest iron-fortified millet will be administered as multiple meals i.e. each study participant will consume each test meal for a period of 5 days (2 portions/day; one in the morning, one for lunch). Twenty apparently healthy Beninese women with a low/marginal iron status (serum ferritin < 25 ;g/L), non-anemic or mildly anemic (hemoglobin >90 g/L), 18-30 years of age with a body weight < 65 kg and normal body mass index will be included in the study. The results of the study will provide important insights on the iron bioavailability from regular, biofortified and post-harvest fortified staple crops such as pearl millet when feeding multiple meals as part of a more complex diet. The results can be applied to different meals based on pearl millet such as the West African millet pastes or the Indian flat breads.
The purpose of this study is to determine if delaying cord clamping at the birth of term infants effects the early brain development (myelin deposition)as determined by quantitative MRI at 4 and 10 months and developmental testing at 4, 10 and 24 months. This study will help to establish a scientific basis for the timing of cord clamping with reference to brain development.
A double-blind randomized controlled trial comparing iron plus vitamin C plus probiotic (lactobacillus plantarum 299) to iron plus vitamin C plus placebo in correcting the iron deficiency in children with Restless leg syndrome (RLS) and iron deficiency. One hundred children with diagnosis of RLS will be recruited over a two- year period.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether beans bred to have a high iron content are effective in improving the iron status of young women.
The two specific aims of this study are 1) to assess the relative contributions of two major maternal iron sources (i.e. dietary iron intake and red cell catabolism) at supplying iron to the fetus, and 2) to determine the impact of maternal and fetal iron status on placental transfer of these two iron sources in pregnant women and adolescents during the last trimester of pregnancy.
Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord might prevent or slow the onset of iron deficiency by increasing the infant's iron endowment at birth. Compared to early clamping, a delay in clamping in clamping of around 2-3 min provides an additional 25-40 mL of blood per kg of bodyweight to the newborn infant. The results of previous intervention studies on delayed clamping are mixed, and few have followed the infants beyond the perinatal period. All longer follow up studies have been performed in low income countries except for the investigators earlier study, showing less iron deficiency and improved iron stores after delayed cord clamping at 4 months of age. The main objective of the current study is to assess whether the time of cord clamping affects neurodevelopment at 4 years of age in a large sample of full-term, Swedish infants. The investigators hypothesis is that as delayed cord clamping improves iron stores at 4 months, this could affect the child's development positively.
In a cross-sectional study allotted by the ethical committee of the ETH Zurich, we are investigating the extent of anemia, iron deficiency and lead intoxication in young children. For this purpose an assessment of body lead burden and iron status was conducted in a cohort of individuals residing in areas of presumed high lead exposure. Associations between lead burden and iron status will be investigated in the near future (current status of the study). In a follow-on intervention study, the effect of iron fortification with and without NaEDTA on blood lead levels in lead-exposed children will be evaluated; and the relative impact of these two strategies on child growth, motor and cognitive test performance will be compared. This study will investigate the potential use of iron fortification to not only combat anemia but also reduce body lead burden in lead-exposed populations; it specifically investigates whether iron fortification with NaFeEDTA could have additional beneficial effects to iron alone.
Iron deficiency anaemia affects around two billion people worldwide. Food fortification with iron is a realistic way to combat this problem. Water soluble forms of iron are considered to be more bioavailable than nonsoluble iron compounds. However, the former often cause sensory problems when added to foods, while the latter cause fewer problems but are not generally well absorbed and are therefore ineffective as fortificants. A potential strategy for overcoming this problem is the use of water soluble iron compounds protected by a water resistant barrier, which will prevent potential organoleptic changes within fortified foods and protect the iron (from oxidation) through the digestion process thus increasing its availability. The investigators will use alginate, in the form of alginate beads, as a protective barrier for soluble iron gluconate. It has been shown that alginates bind divalent and trivalent cations and therefore may be a useful vehicle for soluble iron compounds to fortify foods. The aim of this project is to measure the effect of alginate on iron absorption from ferrous gluconate and assess the potential modulating effect of calcium on iron absorption in the presence and absence of alginate.