Saskia Osendarp, Joop MA van Raaij, Gary L. Darmstadt, Abdullah H Baqui et al.
BACKGROUND Infant malnutrition and mortality rates are high in less-developed countries especially in low-birthweight infants. Zinc deficiency is also widely prevalent in these circumstances. We aimed to assess the effect of daily zinc supplements given to pregnant mothers on their infants' growth a...
Saskia Osendarp, Joop MA van Raaij, Shams El Arifeen, MA Wahed et al.
BACKGROUND Maternal zinc supplementation has been suggested as a potential intervention to reduce the incidence of low birth weight in developing countries. To date, placebo-controlled trials have all been performed in industrialized countries and the results are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE The objectiv...
Saskia Osendarp, Mathuram Santosham, Robert E. Black, MA Wahed et al.
Background Evidence for an effect of zinc supplementation on growth and morbidity in very young infants in developing countries is scarce and inconsistent. Objective We assessed the effect of zinc supplementation on growth and morbidity in poor Bangladeshi infants aged 4-24 wk. Design Infants from D...
Dewan S Alam, Joop MA van Raaij, J.G.A.J. Hautvast, Mohammad Yunus et al.
Dietary fat intake is extremely low in most communities with vitamin A deficiency. However, its role in vitamin A status of pregnant and lactating women is poorly understood. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of supplementing women with fat from mid-/late pregnancy until six months post...