A Randomized Trial of Iron-Biofortified Pearl Millet-Based Complementary Feeding in Children Aged 12 to 18 Months Living in Urban Slums in India

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Objectives

To determine the efficacy of iron-biofortified pearl millet (FePM, Dhanashakti, ICTP-8203Fe)-based complementary feeding on iron status and growth, in children living in urban slums of Mumbai, India.

Methods

This randomized controlled feeding trial of FePM was conducted among 223 children aged 12 to 18 months who were not severely anemic (hemoglobin (Hb) ≥9.0 g/dL) (Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT02233764). Children were randomized to receive either complementary foods prepared from FePM or conventional non-biofortified pearl millet (CPM) daily for 9 months. Iron status (Hb, serum ferritin (SF)), and anthropometric indicators (i.e., length, weight, head, mid-upper arm circumferences, triceps and subscapular skinfolds) were evaluated at enrollment and throug

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9193690 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature