Nutrient and nontraditional food intakes by Zambian children in a controlled feeding trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many programs aim to alleviate vitamin A deficiency. Biofortification is an approach to improve provitamin A carotenoid concentrations of staple crops in some developing countries. In rural Zambia, maize accounts for the majority of energy intake. Provitamin A-biofortified (orange) maize has been released in Zambia.

Objective

This study quantified food intake of Zambian children from records collected in a feeding trial in 2012 in order to compare adoption of orange maize and a new vegetable (green beans) with white maize and traditional foods.

Methods

One hundred thirty-six children with a mean age of 71.5 +/- 6.9 months were fed three meals a day for 6 days a week for 15 weeks at four feeding centers. Breakfast consisted of maize porridge, and lunch and d

SUBMITTER: Schmaelzle S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4056342 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature