ReviewMaternal & child nutrition2011
Review of fortified food and beverage products for pregnant and lactating women and their impact on nutritional status.
Review in Maternal & child nutrition, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Food Fortification in Improving Nutritional Status of Mothers and Children in Indonesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions to improve birth outcomes of pregnant women living in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Gates open research · 2019Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Effects of Food Supplementation During Pregnancy on Maternal Weight Gain, Hemoglobin Levels and Pregnancy Outcomes in Iran.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Trial
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- Investigating the relationship between anthropometric indicators of the mother during pregnancy with the weight, height, and head circumference of the infant at birth: A mother-infant cohort study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Magnesium: Biochemistry, Nutrition, Detection, and Social Impact of Diseases Linked to Its Deficiency.Nutrients · 2021Review
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- Micronutrient Fortification of Commercially Available Biscuits Is Predicted to Have Minimal Impact on Prevalence of Inadequate Micronutrient Intakes: Modeling of National Dietary Data From Cameroon.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
- Large-Scale Food Fortification and Biofortification in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of Programs, Trends, Challenges, and Evidence Gaps.Food and nutrition bulletin · 2018Review
- Role of maternal vitamins in programming health and chronic disease.Nutrition reviews · 2016Review
- Micronutrients in pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries.Nutrients · 2015Review
- Associations of consumption of fruits and vegetables during pregnancy with infant birth weight or small for gestational age births: a systematic review of the literature.International journal of women's health · 2014Review
- The role of health systems and policy in producing behavior and social change to enhance child survival and development in low- and middle-income countries: an examination of the evidence.Journal of health communication · 2014Review
- You are what you eat, and so are your children: the impact of micronutrients on the epigenetic programming of offspring.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2014Review
- Effect of daily consumption of probiotic yoghurt on serum levels of calcium, iron and liver enzymes in pregnant women.International journal of preventive medicine · 2013Article
- Perception of Rural and Urban Mothers about Consumption of Targeted Fortified Products in Jaipur, Rajasthan - India: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health promotion perspectives · 2013Article
- Exploring the relationship between maternal iron status and offspring's blood pressure and adiposity: a Mendelian randomization study.Clinical epidemiology · 2012Article
- Consequences of malnutrition in early life and strategies to improve maternal and child diets through targeted fortified products.Maternal & child nutrition · 2011Article
- Can prebiotics and probiotics improve therapeutic outcomes for undernourished individuals?Gut microbesArticle
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Fortified beverages and supplementary foods, when given during pregnancy, have been shown to have positive effects on preventing maternal anaemia and iron deficiency. Studies show that use of micronutrient fortified supplementary foods, especially those containing milk and/or essential fatty acids during pregnancy, increase mean birthweight by around 60-73 g. A few studies have also shown that fortified supplementary foods have impacts on increasing birth length and reducing preterm delivery. Fortification levels have ranged generally from 50% to 100% of the recommended nutrient intake (RNI). Iron, zinc, copper, iodine, selenium, vitamins A, D, E, C, B1, B2, B6, and B12, folic acid, niacin and pantothenic acid are important nutrients that have been included in fortified beverages and supplemental foods for pregnant and lactating women. While calcium has been shown to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia and maternal mortality, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and manganese can have negative impacts on organoleptic properties, so many products tested have not included these nutrients or have done so in a limited way. Fortified food supplements containing milk and essential fatty acids offer benefits to improving maternal status and pregnancy outcome. Fortified beverages containing only multiple micronutrients have been shown to reduce micronutrient deficiencies such as anaemia and iron deficiency.
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