Impact of Consumption of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potatoes on the Vitamin A Status of Bangladeshi Women of Reproductive Age
Vitamin A Deficiency
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Vitamin A Deficiency focused on measuring stable isotopes, vitamin A, beta-carotene, orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, iron, zinc, absorption, bioavailability, vitamin A equivalency, Bangladesh, women
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Serum retinol concentration < 1.12 umol/L
- Serum C-reactive protein concentration < 10 mg/L
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant
- Lactating
- Diarrhea within past week
- Severe anemia (< 9g Hb/dL)
- Symptoms of nightblindness
- Clinical symptoms of xerophthalmia
- Chronic disease
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
White-fleshed Sweet Potato
Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato (boiled)
Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato (fried)
White-fleshed Sweet Potato and retinyl palmitate capsule
0 ug retinol activity equivalents (RAE)/d as boiled white-fleshed sweet potatoes (WFSP) and a corn oil capsule, 6d/wk for 10 wk
600 ug RAE/d as boiled orange-fleshed sweet potato and a corn oil capsule, 6d/wk for 10 wk
600 ug RAE/d as fried orange-fleshed sweet potato and a corn oil capsule, 6d/wk for 10 wk
0 ug RAE/d as white-fleshed sweet potato and 600 ug retinol/d as retinyl palmitate, 6d/wk for 10 wk