The effect of a micronutrient powder home fortification program on anemia and cognitive outcomes among young children in rural China: a cluster randomized trial

• Main Authors: Renfu Luo (Author), Ai Yue (Author), Huan Zhou (Author), Yaojiang Shi (Author), Linxiu Zhang (Author), Reynaldo Martorell (Author), Alexis Medina (Author), Scott Rozelle (Author), Sean Sylvia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Anemia early in life has been associated with delayed cognitive and motor development. The WHO recommends home fortification using multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) containing iron as a strategy to address anemia in children under two. We evaluated the effects of a program fr...