New research published in the British Medical Journal indicates that fortified milks, designed for older babies and toddlers, may significantly reduce childhood morbidity in developing countries.
New research published in the British Medical Journal indicates that fortified milks, designed for older babies and toddlers, may significantly reduce childhood morbidity in developing countries.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Center for Micronutrient Research at Annamalai University in India have concluded in a study published Nov. 28, that consumption of milk fortified with specific micronutrients significantly reduces the incidence of diarrhea and acute lower respiratory illness among children in peri-urban India. The milk, fortified with zinc, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E, reduced the incidence as well as the number of days with severe illness.
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