Nutritional Advice El MondoObjectives:
The goal of this review article is to identify as well as quantify the effect of vitamin A fortified food on serum vitamin A concentration among children under 10 year.
Study design:
This review article included 14 RCTs covering 6,153 children with duration of feeding for the fortified foods ranged between 3 and 12 months.
A random effects model was applied to compute the pooled effect size of effect of serum retinol.
Meta regression was performed to detect the sources of heterogeneity and moderator variables on the study effect.
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found consumption of vitamin A fortified foods resulted in an increased concentration of retinol in children [SMD = 0.47, 95% CI = 0.16 to 0.78, I2 = 97%, p 0.01].
The investigators concluded that consumption of vitamin A fortified foods results in an increased concentration of retinol and thereby results in reduction of vitamin A deficiency among children under 10 year.
Original title:
Systematic review and meta-analysis approach on vitamin A fortified foods and its effect on retinol concentration in under 10 year children by Mendu VVR, Nair KPM and Athe R.
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30904212
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