Iron supplementation improves appetite and growth in anemic Kenyan primary school children
JW Lawless, MC Latham, LS Stephenson… - The Journal of …, 1994 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled iron supplementation trial was
conducted in Kenya to examine the effect of iron supplements on appetite and growth in 87
primary school children. Sustained-release ferrous sulfate (150 mg) or placebo tablets were
provided daily at school for 14 wk. Prior to tablet administration, baseline anthropometry,
iron nutritional status (hemoglobin and serum ferritin), parasitic infections and clinical
indicators of morbidity were measured. A baseline appetite test was conducted twice on …
conducted in Kenya to examine the effect of iron supplements on appetite and growth in 87
primary school children. Sustained-release ferrous sulfate (150 mg) or placebo tablets were
provided daily at school for 14 wk. Prior to tablet administration, baseline anthropometry,
iron nutritional status (hemoglobin and serum ferritin), parasitic infections and clinical
indicators of morbidity were measured. A baseline appetite test was conducted twice on …