Is cooking food in iron pots an appropriate solution for the control of anaemia in developing countries? A randomised clinical trial in Benin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15090433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Waseem Sharieff (Hospital for Sick Children), Joyce Dofonsou, Stanley Zlotkin (0000-0002-6565-7252, Hospital for Sick Children, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 971-977 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980007001139 |
| PMID | 17935647 |
| OpenAlex | W2102510001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Objective To evaluate the effect of two types of iron pots on haemoglobin (Hb) and serum ferritin (SF) concentrations in young children (6–24 months), adolescent girls (11–15 years) and women of reproductive age (15–44 years), whose households were provided with iron pots for cooking food over a period of 6 months, compared with controls. Design and methods We randomly assigned 161 households including 339 individuals from the three subgroups to cast iron pots, blue steel pots or oral iron supplements (control). In the control group, children received micronutrient SprinklesTM, and adolescent girls and women received iron tablets daily for 6 months. We measured Hb, SF and C-reactive protein concentrations at baseline and 6 months, and compared groups using regression models. Results Anaemia prevalence (Hb −1 in infants, Hb −1 in girls or women) was 47% (cast iron group), 50% (blue steel group) and 50% (control) at baseline. At 6 months, there were no significant differences in Hb concentrations among groups; however, differences in SF concentrations were significant ( P −1 ) were almost significant between cast iron and control groups ( P = 0.08), and blue steel and control groups ( P = 0.05). Conclusion There is no evidence that iron cooking pots are effective against IDA. Further research is warranted to determine whether the iron leached from the pots is bioavailable
Anemia · Dietary iron · Ferritin · Iron deficiency · Iron status · Iron supplementation · Micronutrient · Serum ferritin · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |