Tanvir Ahmad

NaFeEDTA Improves Iron Absorption from High Extraction Wheat Flour in Pakistan as Assessed by Stable Isotope Techniques

Ayesha Yameen, Rakhshanda Bilal, Tanvir Ahmad, Thomas Walczyk & Zahid Latif · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Evaluation of iron absorption from iron fortified wheat flour at  fortification levels below international recommendations (10 ppm) in presence of different EDTA levels to improve iron absorption. Methods: Two iron absorption studies from chapatti based, vegetarian me...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21102

A Randomized, Double Blind Control Efficacy Trial of Chapattis Prepared from NaFeEDTA Fortified Wheat Flour in Pakistan

Ayesha Yameen, Rakhshanda Bilal, Tanvir Ahmad & Pauline AndangO' · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The aim of study was to evaluate efficacy of NaFeEDTA (10 ppm Fe) added to high extraction wheat flour in a randomized, double blind, controlled trial in women of child bearing age. Methods: A 5 month long, school based feeding trial was carried out in an urban and a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21121