NM Zagré|Francis Delpeuch|Pierre Traissac|Hélène Delisle
Red palm oil as a source of vitamin A for mothers and children: impact of a pilot project in Burkina Faso
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé|Université de Montréal|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement|Université de Montréal
demonstrate effectiveness commercial introduction red palm oil rpo source vitamin va mothers children nonconsuming area dietary diversification strategya prepost intervention design control area used assess changes va intake status 24month pilot projectthe pilot project involved rpo promotion 10 villages urban area eastcentral burkina faso targeting approximately 10 000 women children aged 5 years random sample 210 motherchild 1236monthsold pairs selected seven 11 pilot sites evaluationafter 24 months rpo reportedly consumed nearly 45 mothers children previous week va intake increased 23523 microg retinol activity equivalents rae 655144 microg rae mothers 41 120 safe intake level 16414 microg rae 51477 microg rae children 36 97 rates serum retinol 070 micromol l1 decreased 61880 282110 mothers 84564 669112 children lower initial concentration serum retinol showed higher serum retinol response adjusted va intakecommercial distribution rpo effective reducing va deficiency pilot sites promising part national strategy additional public health foodbased measures needed control va malnutrition remained high rpo project area