Alternative nutritional intervention for the anemia control in children and mothers

Authors

  • Ana Catarina Perez Dias Doutora em Nutrição Humana Aplicada, Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Nutrição da Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri - UFVJM
  • Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc Doutora em Nutrição, Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Nutrição da Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo-USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22421/15177130-2013v14n1/2p7

Keywords:

Anemia, Mothers. Children. Ferrous bisglycinate

Abstract

Nutritional anemia is one of the biggest problems of the world’s public health. It affect near to 2 billion of people, being women and children more affected. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an alternative nutritional intervention in anemia control. It was done by adding supplementary iron, ferrous bisglycinate, on children habitual meals, aged between 2 and 4 years, as well as on their mothers. This was a longitudinal placebo-blind comparative study and the sample was 125 mothers and 125 children from 125 volunteer families assisted the Family Health Strategy (ESF) in Diamantina city – MG. They were separated in four groups of mothers and children: 2 Intervention (GI) and 2 Control Groups (GC). The GC received a placebo supplementation. Anemia diagnostic was taken by measuring hemoglobin concentration after three months of intervention on all groups. It was observed that the solution of iron supplement or placebo were restricted only to children between 2 and 4 years.

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2013-12-16

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Dias ACP, Szarfarc SC. Alternative nutritional intervention for the anemia control in children and mothers. Espac. Saude [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];14(1/2):7-13. Available from: https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/457

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Vol. 14 No. 1/2 (2013)

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