Provitamin A-biofortified maize increases serum β-carotene, but not retinol, in marginally nourished children: a cluster-randomized trial in rural Zambia.
Amanda C PalmerWard SiamusantuJustin ChilesheKerry J SchulzeMaxwell BarffourNeal E CraftNgosa MolobekaNg'andwe KalungwanaMargia A ArguelloMaithilee MitraBess CaswellRolf Dw KlemmKeith P WestPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2016)
In this marginally nourished population, regular biofortified maizemeal consumption increased serum β-carotene concentrations but did not improve serum retinol. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01695148.
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