Supplementing lactating women with pureed papaya and grated carrots improved vitamin A status in a placebo-controlled trial
Thoko Ncube did this fascinating randomized clinical trial in a drought-prone area of western Zimbabwe. Published in the prestigious Journal of Nutrition, it showed that these foods worked better than might have been expected.
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Image from the FAO manual I was senior author for. Click here for a link to the entire manual. Click here to access a shorter version aimed at policy makers.
Filed under: Africa, Food-based approaches, Maternal nutrition, Nutrition, Randomized controlled trial, Vitamin A, Zimbabwe by Ted Greiner |
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