Project
BEEF : Beef as a Source of Vitamin B-12, Iron and Zinc to Improve Development of Infants Fed Low Amounts of Animal Products
Details
Project Code:
BEEF
Start Date:
2004
End Date:
2006
CRSP Phase:
Phase 2
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Guatemala
Participants
Lead University:
University of California - Davis
Other Partners:
Instituto de Nutricion de Centro America y Panama (INCAP) (Guatemala); University of California, Davis Department of Nutritional Biology (US)
Principal Investigator(s):
Lindsey Allen
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Manuel Ramirez-Zea (Guatemala)
Overview
The BEEF Project was developed to address identified vitamin B-12 deficiencies in infants aged 7 to 12 months in a low-income area of Guatamala City. Conclusions of the BEEF project indicated that food-based interventions to improve maternal and infant B-12 supplementation must be done during pregnancy and/or lactation to prevent adverse effects of deficiency in infants.
Objectives
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Outcomes
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