Effect of a multiple-micronutrient-fortified fruit powder beverage on the nutrition status, physical fitness, and cognitive performance of schoolchildren in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Solon, Florentino S., Sarol, Jesus N., Bernardo, Allan Benedict I., Solon, Juan Antonio A., Mehansho, Haile, Sanchez-Fermin, Liza E., Wambangco, Lorena S., Juhlin, Kenton D.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2003
• Subjects: Children—Nutrition > Philippines; Fruit drinks; Nutrition—Evaluation; Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2634
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study aimed to determine the effect of a multiple-micronutrient-fortified beverage on the micronutrient status, physical fitness, and cognitive performance of schoolchildren. The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of schoolchildren assigned to receive either the fort...