Evaluation of Fe Absorption From Iron Salt in Milk

Nestlé

Status

Completed

Conditions

Healthy

Treatments

Other: Iron fortified milk with iron salt labelled with 58Fe and 57Fe

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

09.07NRC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective was:

to compare iron absorption in apparently healthy children aged 3-6y from an instant full cream milk drink fortified with ferric pyrophosphate or ferric ammonium phosphate relative to ferrous sulfate as the reference fortificant.
To compare iron absorption from ferric pyrophosphate to ferric ammonium phosphate from the milk drink

Enrollment

40 patients

Sex

All

Ages

3 to 6 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

3-6 years old (inclusive)
Normal BMI for age (WHO standard)
Apparently healthy, no metabolic or gastrointestinal disorder
Non-anemic (WHO cut-off for respective age
No medication or vitamin/mineral supplements will be consumed during the study
Intake of Vitamin/mineral supplements will be discontinued 2 weeks before the start of the study
Parents demonstrate an understanding of the given information and ability to comply with the study procedure
Having obtained his/her parents or his/her legal representative's informed consent

Exclusion criteria

With known gastrointestinal or metabolic disorder or experiencing significant blood losses over the past 6 months
Possible to have medication during the study
Currently participating or having participated another clinical trial during the past 3 months prior the beginning of this study
Subject who cannot be expected to comply with treatment