Multinutrient-Fortified Juices Improve Vitamin D and Vitamin E Status in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Vol. 114; no. 5; pp. 709 - 717
• Main Authors: Economos, Christina D., Moore, Carolyn E., Hyatt, Raymond R., Kuder, Julia, Chen, Tai, Meydani, Simin Nikbin, Meydani, Mohsen, Klein, Ellen, Biancuzzo, Rachael M., Holick, Michael F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: alpha-tocopherol; alpha-Tocopherol - blood; beta-carotene; Beverages; Biological and medical sciences; blood serum; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Boston; calcium; Calcium, Dietary - administration & dosage; Calcium, Dietary - blood; Child; children; Citrus sinensis - chemistry; Double-Blind Method; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Food, Fortified; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Multinutrient juice; Multivariate Analysis; nationalities and ethnic groups; orange juice; parathyroid hormone; Parathyroid Hormone - blood; randomized clinical trials; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; vitamin A; Vitamin A - administration & dosage; Vitamin A - blood; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin E; Vitamin E - administration & dosage; Vitamin E - blood; Vitamins - administration & dosage; Vitamins - blood; Vitamin D; Multinutrient juice; Vitamin E; Human; Randomization; Clinical trial; Metabolic diseases; Child; Retinol
• ISSN: 2212-2672
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.07.027

Provision of fortified juices may provide a convenient method to maintain and increase blood fat-soluble vitamins. To determine whether children consuming orange juice fortified with calcium and combinations of vitamins D, E, and A could increase serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], α-tocopherol, an...