Open AccessShort-Term Daily Consumption of Provitamin A Carotenoid–Biofortified Maize Has Limited Impact on Breast Milk Retinol Concentrations in Zambian Women Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial
Author(s) -
Amanda Palmer,
Justin Chileshe,
Andrew G Hall,
Maxwell A. Barffour,
Ngosa Molobeka,
Keith P. West,
Marjorie J Haskell
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.116.233700
Subject(s) - biofortification , retinol , breast milk , carotenoid , vitamin , zoology , breast feeding , food science , fortification , orange (colour) , vitamin a deficiency , breastfeeding , medicine , biology , micronutrient , biochemistry , pathology , pediatrics
Provitamin A carotenoid-biofortified maize is a conventionally bred staple crop designed to help prevent vitamin A deficiency. Lactating women are a potential target group, because regularly eating biofortified maize may increase vitamin A in breast milk-a critical source of vitamin A for breastfeeding infants.
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