Effects of a multi-micronutrient-fortified beverage, with and without sugar, on growth and cognition in South African schoolchildren: a randomised, double-blind, controlled intervention.

Taljaard, Christine; Covic, Namukolo M; van Graan, Averalda E; Kruger, Herculina S; Smuts, Cornelius M; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Kvalsvig, Jane D; Wright, Hattie H; van Stuijvenberg, Martha E; Jerling, Johann C

Taljaard, Christine; Covic, Namukolo M; van Graan, Averalda E; Kruger, Herculina S; Smuts, Cornelius M; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Kvalsvig, Jane D; Wright, Hattie H; van Stuijvenberg, Martha E; Jerling, Johann C.

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Taljaard C; Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.

Br J Nutr ; 110(12): 2271-84, 2013 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23823584

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Cognition/drug effects; Deficiency Diseases; Diet; Dietary Sucrose/pharmacology; Food, Fortified; Growth/drug effects; Micronutrients/pharmacology; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/prevention & control; Beverages; Child; Deficiency Diseases/epidemiology; Deficiency Diseases/prevention & control; Dietary Sucrose/therapeutic use; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Recall; Micronutrients/therapeutic use; Non-Nutritive Sweeteners; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; South Africa/epidemiology; Verbal Learning/drug effects

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Food, Fortified / Cognition / Micronutrients / Dietary Sucrose / Deficiency Diseases / Diet / Growth Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Br J Nutr Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa

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