Objectives: To measure impact of fortifying unbranded palm oil with retinyl palmitate on vitamin A status in poor households through two surveys, just before fortification started (four months after the twice-yearly vitamin A capsule supplementation for children 6-59 months) and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21099
Drajat Martianto, Soeroso Natakusuma, Sunawang Rahardjo, Idrus Jus'at, Damayanti Soekarjo, Ning Pribadi, Robert Tilden, Eline Korenromp, Ravi Menon, Regina Moench-Pfanner, Trihono Trihono & Soekirman Soekirman·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To describe prospects of successful fortification of unbranded cooking oil with vitamin A in Indonesia through public-private cooperation, based on a pilot program in 2 districts on West Java. Methods: Collaborating with Ministries of Health, Industry and Trade, Indon...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21104
Idrus Jus'at, Sandjaja Sandjaja, Abas Basuni Jahari, Min Kyaw Htet, Sudikno Sudikno, Damayanti Soekarjo, Robert Tilden, Eline Korenromp, Regina Moench-Pfanner & Soekirman Soekirman·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess retinol binding protein (RBP) as an indicator of vitamin A status in children and women, during a pilot program fortifying cooking oil with retinyl palmitate in West Java. Methods: Surveys measured serum retinol using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21106