Vitamin A deficiency · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
Rice fortified with iron alone or in combination with other… showed no clear difference in vitamin A deficiency (as defined by the study authors) compared with unfortified rice (no micronutrients added) (low certainty).
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Anaemia · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
Rice fortified with iron alone or in combination with other… may leads to lower anaemia (defined as haemoglobin below the WHO cut‐off, adjusted for… compared with unfortified rice (no micronutrients added) (low certainty).
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Iron deficiency (as defined by study authors, based on a biomarker of iron status) · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
Rice fortified with iron alone or in combination with other… may leads to lower iron deficiency (as defined by study authors, based on a biomarker… compared with unfortified rice (no micronutrients added) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
1 finding from 1 review
Plasma folate concentrations (nmol/L) · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
1 finding from 1 review
Any adverse effects (hookworm infection risk) · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
Rice fortified with iron alone or in combination with other… may leads to higher any adverse effects (hookworm infection risk) compared with unfortified rice (no micronutrients added) (low certainty).
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Diarrhoea · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
It is very uncertain whether rice fortified with iron alone or in combination with other… changes diarrhoea (as defined by study authors) compared with unfortified rice (no micronutrients added) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review