Michael Bruce Zimmermann

Reducing Lead Burden and Improving Iron Status with Iron Fortification Using NaFeEDTA: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo- Controlled Intervention Trial (RCT) in Lead-exposed Moroccan Children

Raschida Raffaela Bouhouch, Sana El Fadeli, Azeddine Sedki, Laila Chabaa, Abdelmounaim Aboussad, Maria Andersson & Michael Bruce Zimmermann · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Lead absorption from oral exposures may be increased in children with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Therefore, iron fortification could be an effective adjunctive strategy to reduce lead burden in many urban areas in low-income and rapidly-developing countries. We inv...