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Rafael Flores-Ayala

Publications (3)

Micronutrient Supplementation during Pregnancy among Mildly and Non-anemic Women: Effects on Iron Status and Hemoglobin

Zuguo Mei, Mary Serdula, Jian-meng Liu, Rafael Flores-Ayala, Linlin Wang, Rongwei Ye & Laurence Grummer-Strawn · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Universal prenatal iron-folic acid and other micronutrient supplements are recommended to prevent anemia during pregnancy, but the evidence of their effect on iron status among women with mild or no anemia is limited. This study is to describe the iron status [serum f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20844

The Effects of Selling Micronutrient Powders on Morbidity Incidence among Preschool Children in Western Kenya

Parmi Suchdev, O. Yaw Addo, Frederick Grant, Reynaldo Martorell, Laird Ruth, Minal Patel, Patricia Juliao, Rob Quick & Rafael Flores-Ayala · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Although micronutrient powders (MNPs) are considered the preferred approach for childhood anemia control, concerns about iron-related morbidity from clinical trials challenge programmatic scale-up. We aimed to measure the association of community-based sales of MNPs w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21213