Publications by authors named "Madhavan Nair Krishnapillai"
The Integrated Child Development Services of India provides Supplementary Nutrition Program (SNP) to preschoolers. Using this platform, the current study examined the impact of diversifying a cereal/pulse-based SNP-meal with guava on iron status and cognitive development among 24-48 months old children. A three-arm, nonblinded, cluster-randomized controlled trial (CTRI/2014/09/004983) included 399 beneficiaries from 28 preschools in 16 villages in Telangana state, India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To develop and validate a context-specific comprehensive knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) questionnaire for literate mothers on factors affecting micronutrient status of 6-10-year-old children.
Design: Sequential exploratory mixed-methods study using focus group discussions (FGD) and psychometric validation.
Setting: Seven randomly selected villages with >500 households with three to five family members each, in Ghatkesar sub-district, Medchal district, Telangana state, India.
Article Synopsis
- This analysis aimed to evaluate how iodine-fortified foods affect urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in children by combining data from both parallel and cross-over randomized controlled trials conducted between 1990 and 2012.
- A total of 9 studies involving 3,448 participants showed a significant increase in UIC among those consuming fortified foods, with a standard mean difference of 2.02 μg/L.
- The analysis concluded that a higher dose of iodine correlated with greater increases in UIC, and suggested that combining trial designs is effective for assessing nutrient impacts like iodine, particularly when absorption is high.
Aim: To understand the interactions between iron and zinc during absorption in iron- and zinc-deficient rats, and their consequences on intestinal oxidant-antioxidant balance.
Methods: Twenty-four weanling Wistar-Kyoto rats fed an iron- and zinc-deficient diet (< 6.5 mg Fe and 4.
Objective: We evaluated the effect of iron supplementation on biochemical indicators of iron status, namely hemoglobin (Hb), serum ferritin (SF), and serum transferrin receptor (sTfR), during pregnancy.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted in 73 pregnant women who received daily supplements of 60 mg of iron and 500 microg of folic acid for 100 d from 19 wk of gestation. The indicators of iron status (Hb, SF, and sTfR) at 19, 27, and 35 wk of gestation were analyzed.