THE EFFECTS OF MULTIVITAMIN FORTIFIED MILK POWDER ON THE GROWTH AND THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
- VernacularTitle:多维奶粉对幼儿生长发育及维生素营养状况的影响
- Author:
Yongqiang SUN
;
Shuping CHE
;
Jingxian MO
;
Dalin REN
;
Yong HAO
;
Renhua WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
multivitamin fortified milk powder growth young children vitamin
- From:
Acta Nutrimenta Sinica
1956;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Fifty-four children, aged 1.5-3.5 years, were selected from a nursery and divided into three groups. To the children in group 1 multivitamin fortified formular milk powder of Hai-He brand (70g daily) was given as a supplementary food in addition to the normal diet and whole milk powder of Hai-He brand was given to group 2 as another supplementary food. The third group served as control. This observation was lasted for three months. At the end of the third month, the increments of body weight of the children, tricep skinfold and circumference of upper arm of group 1 were higher than those of group 3 significantly, but there were no significant differences between group 1 and group 2. The hemoglobin content of group 1 increased by 0.8g/dl but group 2 and 3 decreased by 0.53g/dl and 0.72g/dl respectively. At the end of our observation, the concentrations of vitamin B1, C and PP in urine of group 1 were higher than those of other two groups by vitamin load test.Thus, we may consider that the multivitamin fortified milk powder is better than the whole milk powder in improving the vitamin and iron nutritional status of young children.
