Newborn micronutrient status biomarkers in a cluster-randomized trial of antenatal multiple micronutrient compared with iron folic acid supplementation in rural Bangladesh.

Background: Daily antenatal multiple micronutrient (MM) compared with iron folic acid (IFA) supplementation from early pregnancy improved birth outcomes and maternal micronutrient status in rural Bangladesh, but effects on newborn status are unknown.

Objective: We examined cord blood micronutrient biomarkers in relation to antenatal MM and IFA supplementation and maternal gestational micronutrient status in rural Bangladeshi newborns.

Design: In a double-blinded, cluster-randomized trial of antenatal IFA or MM (with the same IFA content), we analyzed cord blood plasma from 333 singleton births, and corresponding maternal plasma at 32.

Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Compared to Iron-Folic Acid Affects Micronutrient Status but Does Not Eliminate Deficiencies in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Pregnant Women of Rural Bangladesh.

Background: Antenatal multiple micronutrient (MM) supplementation improves birth outcomes relative to iron-folic acid (IFA) in developing countries, but limited data exist on its impact on pregnancy micronutrient status.

Objective: We assessed the efficacy of a daily MM (15 nutrients) compared with IFA supplement, each providing approximately 1 RDA of nutrients and given beginning at pregnancy ascertainment, on late pregnancy micronutrient status of women in rural Bangladesh. Secondarily, we explored other contributors to pregnancy micronutrient status.

First-trimester plasma tocopherols are associated with risk of miscarriage in rural Bangladesh.

Background: Tocopherols were discovered for their role in animal reproduction, but little is known about the contribution of deficiencies of vitamin E to human pregnancy loss.

Objective: We sought to determine whether higher first-trimester concentrations of α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol were associated with reduced odds of miscarriage (pregnancy losses <24 wk of gestation) in women in rural Bangladesh.

Design: A case-cohort study in 1605 pregnant Bangladeshi women [median (IQR) gestational age: 10 wk (8-13 wk)] who participated in a placebo-controlled vitamin A- or β-carotene-supplementation trial was done to assess ORs of miscarriage in women with low α-tocopherol (<12.

Carotenoid, flavonoid profiles and dietary fiber contents of fruits commonly consumed in Thailand.

Soluble and insoluble dietary fiber and flavonoid contents in 21 varieties of Thai fruits, as well as carotenoids in five varieties of ripe durians were determined. Fresh fruits were purchased from five local markets in Bangkok during July 2008-May 2009. Dietary fiber content ranged from 0.

Effect of processing on the flavonoid content and antioxidant capacity of Citrus hystrix leaf.

The objective of the present study was to compare fresh (F) use and the effects of boiling (B) and deep-fat frying (DF) on the leaf of Citrus hystrix on total phenolic content, the types and amounts of flavonoids and their total antioxidant capacities (TAC), as measured by three different assays: oxygen radical absorption capacity, ferric reducing/antioxidant power, and scavenging effect on the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical. Boiling decreased TAC values on the three assays. The amount of total flavonoids calculated as aglycone equivalents of eight identified flavonoids (cyanidin, myricetin, peonidin, quercetin, luteolin, hesperetin, apigenin and isorhamnetin) determined by high-performance liquid chromatography was 1,129 (DF), 1,104 (F) and 549 (B) mg/100 g freeze-dried weight (dry matter exclude fat).

Hypercholesterolemia in Thai primary school children: relation to maternal and nutritional factors.

Background: There is evidence to show that atherosclerosis can occur in young children and that elevated total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations are risk factors for atherosclerosis. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to investigate the influence of maternal and nutritional factors on blood cholesterol in primary school children.

Methods: One hundred and ninety-five population-based mother-child pairs (obese child-overweight mother pairs, n = 60; obese child-normal-weight mother pairs, n = 48; wasted child-overweight mother pairs, n = 37; normal-weight child-normal-weight mother pairs, n = 50), were enrolled in the study.

Feasibility and use of vitamin A-fortified vegetable oils among consumers of different socioeconomic status in Thailand.

Background: Vitamin A losses infortified vegetable oils can differ, depending upon the cooking and distribution conditions of a country.

Objective: To determine vitamin A losses in different vegetable oils during transportation, cooking, and storage among consumets of different socioeconomic status.

Methods: Soybean, rice bran, and palm oils were fortified with vitamin A palmitate at 267 microg/15 mL.