Effect of iron-fortified infant cereal on nutritional status of infants in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Iron deficiency anemia is prevalent among infants in Ghana. This study evaluated the effect of micronutrient-fortified infant cereal on the nutritional status of infants in the La Nkwantanang Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, located in western Africa. In this double-blind, controlled trial, infants aged 6-18 months were cluster-randomized to receive either micronutrient-fortified infant cereal containing 3.75 mg iron as ferrous fumarate/50 g cereal (INT; n = 107) or the same cereal without iron (CTL; n = 101) to complement other foods and breast milk. The intervention phase lasted six months followed by a two-month post-intervention phase (with no further study product feeding). Hemoglobin and anthropometry were assessed every 2 months for the 8-month study

SUBMITTER: Harrison OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature