Micronutrient supplementation improves physical performance measures in Asian Indian school-age children
| Autor: | Sumithra Muthayya, Anura V Kurpad, Sandhya T Avadhany, A. V. Bharathi, Tinku Thomas, Maria Pauline, Uma S. Unni, Ruchika Mehra, Mario Vaz, Panam Parikh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Nutrition and Dietetics
business.industry Medicine (miscellaneous) Riboflavin Placebo Micronutrient law.invention Placebos chemistry.chemical_compound Animal science Randomized controlled trial chemistry Sprint Double-Blind Method law Dietary Supplements Task Performance and Analysis Medicine Humans Pyridoxal phosphate business Child Exercise Niacin Aerobic capacity |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of nutrition. 141(11) |
| ISSN: | 1541-6100 |
| Popis: | Micronutrients are important in physical work capacity and therefore performance. The impact of a multi-micronutrient-fortified nutritional beverage on physical performance measures among clinically healthy school-age children was assessed in a double-blind (for test and placebo groups), placebo-controlled, randomized trial in children aged between 7 and 10.5 y (n = 300). The participants with height- and weight-for-age Z-scores between 0 and ≥ -3 were randomized to 1 of 3 study arms: fortified choco-malt beverage powder (F), matched energy equivalent unfortified placebo (U), and untreated control (C). Participants in the F and C groups were given 40 g fortified (19 key vitamins and minerals) and unfortified choco-malt beverage, respectively, daily for 120 d. Primary efficacy outcomes included endurance and aerobic capacity using a 20-m shuttle test and step test. Other physical performance measures included speed (40-m sprint), visual reaction time, maximal hand grip, and forearm static endurance. Micronutrient status included thiamin, riboflavin, folate, niacin, iron, pyridoxal phosphate, and vitamins B-12 and C. All measurements were made at baseline and the end of the intervention. There was a within-subject increase in aerobic capacity and whole body endurance (P < 0.05) accompanied by a significant improvement in the status of iron thiamin, riboflavin, pyridoxal phosphate, folate, and vitamins C and B-12 in the F group compared to the within-subject changes in the other 2 groups (P < 0.05). The study suggests that multiple micronutrient supplementation in similar populations may be beneficial in improving micronutrient status and enhancing aerobic capacity and endurance in children. |
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