Samantha Schmaelzle

Biofortified Orange Maize is as Efficacious as a Vitamin A Supplement in Zambian Children Even on the Background of High Liver Reserves of Vitamin A

Sherry Tanumihardjo, Bryan Gannon, Chisela Kaliwile, Sara Arscott, Samantha Schmaelzle, Justin Chileshe, Mofu Mosonda & Cassim Masi · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The main objective of this study was to determine the vitamin A (VA) bioefficacy of high β-carotene, biofortified (orange) maize in Zambian preschool children. Methods: A randomized, placebo-controlled orange maize efficacy trial was conducted in rural Zambian childre...