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0030/2016 - Improvement the nutritional status of pre-school children following intervention with a supplement containing iron, zinc, copper, vitamin A, vitamin C and prebiotic.
Melhoria no estado nutricional de pré-escolares após intervenção com suplemento contendo ferro, zinco, cobre, vitamina A, vitamina C e prebiótico.

Author:

• Luiza Carla Vidigal Castro - Castro, Luiza Carla Vidigal - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Nutrição e Saúde - <luizacvc@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• SYLVIA DO CARMO DE CASTRO FRANCESCHINI - FRANCESCHINI, SYLVIA DO CARMO DE CASTRO - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIÇOSA, NUTRIÇÃO E SAÚDE - <sylvia@ufv.br>
• Celia Lucia de Luces Fortes Ferreira - Ferreira, Celia Lucia de Luces Fortes - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos - <clferrei@ufv.br>
• Neuza Brunoro Costa - Costa, Neuza Brunoro - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Farmácia e Nutrição - <neuzambc@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

This study investigated the effects of a vitamin and mineral fortified powder product supplemented with inulin, on the iron and vitamin A status of 110 pre-schools childrens in Viçosa, MG, Brazil. The 2 to 5-year-old children were submitted to anthropometric (weight and height), biochemical (erythrocytes, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume – MCV, mean corpuscular hemoglobin - MCH, serum iron, ferritin and serum retinol) and dietary (direct food weighing, 24 h recall, and food intake record) evaluations, at the beginning and at the end of a 45-day intervention. The supplement (30 g) was provided daily as part of the afternoon snack, diluted in 100 mL of water, 5 times/week and it supplied 30% of the recommended daily doses of iron, zinc, copper and vitamins A and C. Dietary and biochemical data was compared by the Wilcoxon test, and anthropometric data by the paired t-test (p<0.05). Values of z-scores for weight and height, erythrocytes, hemoglobin, MCV, MCH and ferritin were significantly higher after intervention; no change was observed in serum retinol. The prebiotic-containing supplement significantly increased the intake of energy, macro and micronutrients, and was effective in improving the iron and anthropometric status of preschool children.

Keywords:

Supplement Prebiotic Iron Retinol Nutritional Status Preschool Children

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Castro, Luiza Carla Vidigal, FRANCESCHINI, SYLVIA DO CARMO DE CASTRO, Ferreira, Celia Lucia de Luces Fortes, Costa, Neuza Brunoro. Improvement the nutritional status of pre-school children following intervention with a supplement containing iron, zinc, copper, vitamin A, vitamin C and prebiotic.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jan). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/improvement-the-nutritional-status-of-preschool-children-following-intervention-with-a-supplement-containing-iron-zinc-copper-vitamin-a-vitamin-c-and-prebiotic/15452



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