Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age
Luz María De‐Regil, Parminder S. Suchdev, Gunn Elisabeth Vist, Silke Walleser, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Abstract
Home fortification of foods with MNP is an effective intervention for reducing anaemia and iron deficiency in children younger than two years of age. Providing MNP is better than providing no intervention or placebo and may be comparable to using daily iron supplementation. The benefits of this intervention as a child survival strategy or for developmental outcomes are unclear. Further investigation of morbidity outcomes, including malaria and diarrhoea, is needed. MNP intake adherence was variable and in some cases comparable to that achieved in infants and young children receiving standard iron supplements as drops or syrups.
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MNP intake adherence was comparable to standard iron supplements as drops or syrups
“MNP intake adherence was variable and in some cases comparable to that achieved in infants and young children receiving standard iron supplements as drops or syrups.”
MNP intake adherence was variable
“MNP intake adherence was variable and in some cases comparable to that achieved in infants and young children receiving standard iron supplements as drops or syrups.”
home fortification of foods with MNP may be comparable to daily iron supplementation
“Providing MNP is better than providing no intervention or placebo and may be comparable to using daily iron supplementation.”