Delivery of iron-fortified yoghurt, through a dairy value chain program, increases hemoglobin concentration among children 24 to 59 months old in Northern Senegal: A cluster-randomized control trial.

CONCLUSION: The dairy value chain was a successful strategy to distribute MNFY among pastoralists in Northern Senegal, and increase Hb concentrations among their children. This study is one of the first proofs of concept showing that a nutrition-sensitive agriculture value chain approach can contribute to improved child nutrition in a remote pastoralist population. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02079961. PMID: 28245227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28245227?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rural Remote Health - September 8, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Le Port A, Bernard T, Hidrobo M, Birba O, Rawat R, Ruel MT Tags: PLoS One Source Type: research