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Influence of Vitamin A <strong>on</strong> Ir<strong>on</strong> Status <strong>and</strong> C<strong>on</strong>sequences for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Micr<strong>on</strong>utrient</str<strong>on</strong>g> Deficiency Alleviati<strong>on</strong> Programs<br />

min A, 60 mg vitamin C, <strong>and</strong> 500 µg folic<br />

acid <strong>on</strong>ce per week; <strong>and</strong> a c<strong>on</strong>trol group<br />

(n=90) <strong>on</strong>ly received placebos. Total durati<strong>on</strong><br />

of the supplementati<strong>on</strong> was 3 m<strong>on</strong>ths,<br />

<strong>and</strong> tablet ingesti<strong>on</strong> was supervised. All subjects<br />

received a deworming treatment at the<br />

start of the study, <strong>and</strong> there were no differences<br />

in age, height, <strong>and</strong> weight am<strong>on</strong>g the<br />

groups. At baseline for the whole group, the<br />

prevalence of low serum retinol (

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