Effect of consumption of food cooked in iron pots on iron status and growth of young children: a randomised trial

Adish, Abdulaziz; Esrey, Steven A.; Gyorkos, Theresa W.; Jean-Baptiste, Johanne; Rojhani, Arezoo

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(98)04450-x

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“…Beginning in the 1980s, formative research was conducted suggesting that iron cookware not only increased the iron content of food, but that this iron was bioavailable [13][14][15]. Since then, several randomized community trials have been conducted in Brazil and Africa, with varying results [10,[16][17][18]. The results of a systematic review of these early studies reveal that although the use of iron cooking vessels should theoretically be effective, cost, weight, lack of familiarity, alteration of food colour and taste, and/or some other culturally-specific concerns limit the value of this supplementation technique in practice [18].…”

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A Randomized Control Trial Using a Fish-Shaped Iron Ingot for the Amelioration of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Rural Cambodian Women

Charles¹,

Dewey²,

Hall³

et al. 2015

Trop Med Surg

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Objective: The objectives were to determine whether cooking food with an iron ingot increases the hemoglobin and serum ferritin of women and whether women would use an iron ingot shaped like a fish considered lucky in Cambodian culture. Methods:A randomized controlled trial was conducted in three villages in rural Kandal Province, Cambodia. Participants were randomly assigned to the iron ingot, the iron ingot plus nutrition education, or untreated control group. Participants were instructed to use the iron ingot daily by adding it to the cooking pot when preparing soup or boiling drinking water and boiling for at least 10 minutes. Blood samples were taken at baseline and every three months thereafter, over a 12-month trial period. Results:Overall, a 46% reduction in the prevalence of anemia within the intervention group was noted at the end of the study. Hemoglobin concentrations were greater by 11.8 g/L (95% CI: 9.1, 14.6; P<0.0001) in women in the iron ingot group when compared to controls. Serum ferritin concentrations were 31.0 ng/mL (95% CI: 17.1, 45.0; P<0.0001) greater after 12 months of using the iron ingot when compared to controls. Over 94% of women used the iron ingot at least 3 times per week. Conclusion:The iron ingot shaped as a lucky fish is a very effective, innovative form of homestead food fortification in a country lacking affordable and accessible means of improving iron intake.

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A Randomized Control Trial Using a Fish-Shaped Iron Ingot for the Amelioration of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Rural Cambodian Women

Charles¹,

Dewey²,

Hall³

et al. 2015

Trop Med Surg

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“…Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is an important public health issue for children as it is the most common nutritional disorder in early childhood (Bushnell, 1992;Adish et al, 1999). The requirement for iron is high during infancy and preschool years, when velocity of growth is rapid and metabolic demands are high (Chwang et al, 1988).…”

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Nutrition education and anaemia outcome in inner city black children

Rojhani¹,

Niewiadomska-Bugaj²

2010

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OPSOMMING AgtergrondGenoegsame data dui aan / suggereer dat Afro-Amerikaanse kinders, veral dié wat deur arm sosio-ekonomiese omstandighede benadeel word, steeds 'n hoë voorkomssyfer van anemie ondervind. MetodeHierdie studie het ondersoek ingestel na die effek van intensiewe voedingonderrig op die voorkomssyfer van anemie in 'n steekproef van 116 anemiese Afro-Amerikaanse kinders wat aan die "Special Supplementary Food Program for Women, Infants and Children" (WIC) deelneem. Die moeder/kind pare is ewekansig in 'n kontrole en 'n intervensie groep verdeel. Moeders in die kontrole groep het die gewone WIC voedinginstruksies ontvang, terwyl die moeders in die intervensie groep aan 'n spesiaal ontwikkelde meerfasettige voedingonderrig program blootgestel is. Die voorkoms van anemie, die voedingskennis van moeders rakende die ysterinhoud van voedsel, bloed hemoglobien (Hb) konsentrasies en dieettoereikendheid is aan die begin en die einde van die studie vir elke groep geassesseer. ResultateDie gemiddelde verskille tussen die yster voedingkennis punte van die moeders en die bloed Hb konsentrasies van die kinders in die intervensiegroep voor-en na die proeftydperk was betekenisvol hoër as dié van die kontrole groep. Die omvang van die vermindering in anemie-voorkoms was ook hoër vir die kinders in die intervensiegroep. GevolgtrekkingDaar is aangetoon dat die voorkoms van anemie in hierdie groep Afro-Amerikaanse kinders verlaag het deur gebruik te maak van meerfassettige-en teikengerigte voedingonderrig intervensies.

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“…Randomized controlled efficacy trials involving children below 5 years of age in Ethiopia and Brazil demonstrated that eating food cooked in cast iron pots increased Hb concentration (8,9) .…”

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of stainless steel cooking pots in reducing iron-deficiency anaemia in food aid-dependent populations

Talley

Woodruff

Seal

et al. 2009

Public Health Nutr.

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Effect of consumption of food cooked in iron pots on iron status and growth of young children: a randomised trial

Cited by 88 publications

References 17 publications

A Randomized Control Trial Using a Fish-Shaped Iron Ingot for the Amelioration of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Rural Cambodian Women

A Randomized Control Trial Using a Fish-Shaped Iron Ingot for the Amelioration of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Rural Cambodian Women

Nutrition education and anaemia outcome in inner city black children

Evaluation of the effectiveness of stainless steel cooking pots in reducing iron-deficiency anaemia in food aid-dependent populations

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