Determination of liver stores of vitamin A will be determined before and after consumption of high pro-vitamin A orange maize, compared to low provitamin A white maize.
This study will determine the change in total body stores of vitamin A in response to feeding orange maize for 90 days. This will be compared to two other groups of children that are fed white maize, one of which will get a vitamin A supplement at the estimated average requirement.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
143
This group was fed orange maize.
This group received a dose of vitamin A at the estimated average requirement each feeding day of the intervention.
This group received a small amount of plain oil without vitamin A.
Vitamin A status changes
Vitamin A status is measured before and after the intervention.
Time frame: After the intervention, which is approximately 3 months.
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