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Publikationstyp: Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Art der Begutachtung: Peer review (Publikation)
Titel: Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children : a systematic review
Autor/-in: Eichler, Klaus
Wieser, Simon
Rüthemann, Isabelle
Brügger, Urs
DOI: 10.21256/zhaw-4050
10.1186/1471-2458-12-506
Erschienen in: BMC Public Health
Band(Heft): 12
Heft: 1
Seite(n): 506
Seiten bis: 519
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Verlag / Hrsg. Institution: BioMed Central
ISSN: 1471-2458
1471-2458
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Fortification; Cereals; Micronutrients; Milk
Fachgebiet (DDC): 613.2: Diätetik
Zusammenfassung: Background: Micronutrient deficiency is a common public health problem in developing countries, especially for infants and children in the first two years of life. As this is an important time window for child development, micronutrient fortified complementary feeding after 6 months of age, for example with milk or cereals products, in combination with continued breastfeeding, is recommended. The overall effect of this approach is unclear. Methods: We performed a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis to assess the impact of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food on the health of infants and little children (aged 6 months to 5 years) compared to non-fortified food. We reviewed randomized controlled trials using electronic databases (MEDLINE and Cochrane library searches through FEB 2011), reference list screening and hand searches. Three reviewers assessed 1153 studies for eligibility and extracted data. One reviewer assessed risk of bias using predefined forms. Results: We included 18 trials in our analysis (n = 5’468 children; range of mean hemoglobin values: 9.0 to 12.6 g/dl). Iron plus multi micronutrient fortification is more effective than single iron fortification for hematologic outcomes. Compared to non-fortified food, iron multi micronutrient fortification increases hemoglobin levels by 0.87 g/dl (95%-CI: 0.57 to 1.16; 8 studies) and reduces risk of anemia by 57% (relative risk 0.43; 95%-CI 0.26 to 0.71; absolute risk reduction 22%; number needed to treat 5 [95%-CI: 4 to 6]; 6 Studies). Compared to non-fortified food, fortification increases serum levels of vitamin A but not of zinc. Information about functional health outcomes (e.g. weight gain) and morbidity was scarce and evidence is inconclusive. Risk of bias is unclear due to underreporting, but high quality studies lead to similar results in a sensitivity analysis. Conclusions: Multi micronutrient fortified milk and cereal products can be an effective option to reduce anemia of children up to three years of age in developing countries. On the basis of our data the evidence for functional health outcomes is still inconclusive.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/12823
Volltext Version: Publizierte Version
Lizenz (gemäss Verlagsvertrag): CC BY 2.0: Namensnennung 2.0 Generic
Departement: School of Management and Law
Organisationseinheit: Winterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie (WIG)
Publiziert im Rahmen des ZHAW-Projekts: Burden of micronutrient deficiencies and cost-effectiveness of interventions with fortified foods
Enthalten in den Sammlungen:Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Eichler, K., Wieser, S., Rüthemann, I., & Brügger, U. (2012). Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children : a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 12(1), 506–519. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4050
Eichler, K. et al. (2012) ‘Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children : a systematic review’, BMC Public Health, 12(1), pp. 506–519. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4050.
K. Eichler, S. Wieser, I. Rüthemann, and U. Brügger, “Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children : a systematic review,” BMC Public Health, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 506–519, 2012, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4050.
EICHLER, Klaus, Simon WIESER, Isabelle RÜTHEMANN und Urs BRÜGGER, 2012. Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children : a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2012. Bd. 12, Nr. 1, S. 506–519. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-4050
Eichler, Klaus, Simon Wieser, Isabelle Rüthemann, and Urs Brügger. 2012. “Effects of Micronutrient Fortified Milk and Cereal Food for Infants and Children : A Systematic Review.” BMC Public Health 12 (1): 506–19. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4050.
Eichler, Klaus, et al. “Effects of Micronutrient Fortified Milk and Cereal Food for Infants and Children : A Systematic Review.” BMC Public Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2012, pp. 506–19, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4050.


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