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Iodine Status in Filipino Women of Childbearing Age by Serafico, Michael E, Ulanday, Joselita Rosario C, Alibayan, Marites V, Gironella, Glen Melvin P, Perlas, Leah A

“…Iodine deficiency (ID) has become a concern not only among pregnant women, but in women of childbearing age as well. In fact, a recent report suggested that…”
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Current state of iodine nutrition in Filipino school-aged children by Serafico, Michael E., Perlas, Leah A., Ulanday, Joselita Rosario C., De Leon, Marco P., Alibayan, Marites V., Desnacido, Josefina A., Gironella, Glen Melvin P., Agdeppa, Imelda A., Capanzana, Mario V.

“…•Approximately 22 588 Filipino school-age children participated in the survey, which was equivalent to a response rate of 90.5%.•The median urinary iodine…”
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Use of soaking to enhance the bioavailability of iron and zinc from rice-based complementary foods used in the Philippines by Perlas, Leah A, Gibson, Rosalind S

“…Complementary foods used in the Philippines are predominantly rice-based, although enrichment with mung beans and sesame seeds is recommended despite their…”
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Household dietary strategies to enhance the content and bioavailability of iron, zinc and calcium of selected rice- and maize-based Philippine complementary foods by Perlas, Leah A., Gibson, Rosalind S.

“…Philippine complementary foods are predominantly plant‐based, with a low content of readily available iron, zinc, and calcium, and a relatively high amount of…”
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Macronutrient and selected vitamin intakes from complementary foods of infants and toddlers from Cebu, Philippines by Perlas, Leah A, Gibson, Rosalind S, Adair, Linda S

“…Intakes of macronutrients (energy, protein, fat, and carbohydrate) and vitamins (vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin C) (per day and per 100…”
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Iodine Deficiency Disorder Among Filipino School Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women and the Elderly 20 Years After the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide Law by Perlas, Leah A., Ulanday, Joselita Rosario C., Marcos, Juanita M., Serafico, Michael E., Desnacido, Josefina A., Alibayan, Maritess V., Duante, Charmaine A., Capanzana, Mario V.

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Vitamin A status of Filipino preschool children given A massive oral dose by PERLAS, L. A, FLORENTINO, R. F, FUERTES, R. T, MADRIAGA, J. R, CHEONG, R. L, DESNACIDO, J. A, MARCOS, J. M, CABRERA, M. I. Z

“…The protection period of a 200,000 IU of vitamin A on Filipino children was determined. Subjects were 105 children aged 1-5 years given a single massive dose…”
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Iron status of Filipino infants and preschoolers using plasma ferritin and transferrin receptor levels by KUIZON, M. D, MADRIAGA, J. R, DESNACIDO, J. A, CHEONG, R. L, PERLAS, L. A

“…Iron status of 1,861 Filipino infants and preschoolers was evaluated by measurements of plasma ferritin (PF), transferrin receptor (TR) and hemoglobin (Hb)…”
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