Can providing daily iron-fortified lunches to school-going children living in an impoverished Guatemalan community improve iron status?
# Background Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) remains one of the most common diet-related micronutrient deficiency disorders in the world. Although iron supplementation can effectively improve iron status, it is often a short-term solution to this endemic, chronic health problem. Lucky Iron Fish&re...
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| Main Authors: | Llesenia Massey, Steven McGeehan, Manichanh Ratts, Thomas Mitchell, Christopher Cotten, Alejandra Perez, Kathy Beerman |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Global Health Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.75318 |
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