Objectives: Determine the duration and magnitude of the serum hepcidin (sHep) rise induced by oral iron (Fe) supplements from single and consecutive-day Fe doses and measure bioavailability in healthy subjects. Methods: Twenty six subjects (serum ferritin, SF <20 µg/L) were ra...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21111
Valeria Galetti, Diego Moretti, Evariste CS Mitchikpè, Prosper Kujinga, Félicien Tossou, Joseph D Hounhouigan & Michael B. Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Zinc bioavailability from foods is limited due to the presence of absorption inhibitors. Water as a vehicle for zinc could be effective in improving zinc status. LifeStraw®Family (LSF) is a water filtration device that fortifies water with zinc. We assessed the absorp...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21169
Coralie Signorell, Diego Moretti, Christophe Zeder, Fabian Tay, Erick Boy, Neelam Khetarpaul, Ismail Cakmak & Michael Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Zinc biofortification may be a sustainable way to improve Zn status, but questions remain on Zn bioavailability. We produced a novel biofortified wheat by Zn foliar application, and a separate wheat cultivar was intrinsically labeled with a Zn stable isotope. Goals we...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21133
Tanja Jaeggi, Guus Kortman, Diego Moretti, Christophe Chassard, Penny Holding, Alexandra Dostal, Jos Boekhorst, Harro Timmerman, Dorine Swinkels, Harold Tjalsma, Jane Njenga, Alice Mwangi, Jane Kvalsvig, Christophe Lacroix & Michael Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Primary outcome was change in composition of gut microbiome, after 3 weeks and 4 months. Secondary outcomes were changes in faecal calprotectin, treated diarrhoea, anaemia, iron status and systemic inflammation. Methods: We performed two randomized controlled trials i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20875