Browsing by Author "Hertrampf, Eva"

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    • Ascorbyl palmitate enhances iron bioavailability in iron-fortified bread 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Hertrampf, Eva; Núñez, Silvia; Tapia, Marcelo; Cori, Héctor; López de Romaña, Daniel (AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION, 2006-10)
      Background: One of the strategies to control iron deficiency anemia is the fortification of food with iron. A mechanism for improving the bioavailability of iron is to add an iron absorption promoter. Objective: The ...
    • Comparison of two modes of vitamin B-12 supplementation on neuroconduction and cognitive function among ... 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Castillo, José Luis; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Hertrampf, Eva; Brito, Alex; Allen, Lindsay; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BIOMED CENTRAL, 2011-09-27)
      Background: Older people have a high risk of vitamin B12 deficiency; this can lead to varying degrees of cognitive and neurological impairment. CBL deficiency may present as macrocytic anemia, subacute combined degeneration of ...
    • Cost-effectiveness of a folic acid fortification program in Chile 
      Llanos, Adolfo; Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés, Fanny; Pardo, Andrea; Grosse, Scott D.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (ELSEVIER, 2007-10)
      Objective: Periconceptional intake of folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs), a frequent birth defect that can cause significant infant mortality and disability. In Chile, fortification of wheat flour ...
    • Déficit de vitamina B-12 en adultos mayores: ¿Un problema de salud pública en Chile? 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Hertrampf, Eva; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Castillo Carrasco, José; Lera Marques, Lydia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2010)
      Background: There is a correlation between aging and the decrease of plasma levels of vitamin B-12. Aim: To determine the prevalence of vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency and its hematological impact among older adults ...
    • Embarazos múltiples y ácido fólico 
      Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés M., Fanny (2006)
    • Folic acid fortification of wheat flour: Chile 
      Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés, Fanny (INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2004-06)
      Neural tube defects (open spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele) represent the first congenital malformations to be preventable through public health measures such as supplementation and/or food fortification with ...
    • Iron absorption from wheat flour: effects of lemonade and chamomile infusion. 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Hertrampf, Eva; Fuenmayor, Guillermo; Estévez, Edmundo (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2007-04)
      Objective: We measured iron bioavailability of meals based on wheat flour consumed by a vulnerable population in Latin America. Methods: Bioavailability of iron (ferrous sulfate) from fortified noodles, noodle soup, noodle ...
    • Iron status biomarkers and C-reactive protein in children aged 19 to 72 months in Chile 
      Brito, Alex; Hertrampf, Eva; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel (The United Nations University, 2013)
      Background. The Chilean Ministry of Health has combated iron deficiency through the delivery of fortified milk by the National Complementary Feeding Program (NCFP). Objective. To assess iron status and associations between ...
    • Vitamin B-12 treatment of asymptomatic, deficient, elderly Chileans improves conductivity in myelinated ... 
      Brito, Alex; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Hertrampf, Eva; Miller, Joshua W.; Green, Ralph; Fedosov, Sergey N.; Shahab Ferdows, Setareh; Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Castillo Carrasco, José; Matamala, José Manuel; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Allen, Lindsay H. (American Soc. Nutrition-ASN, 2016)
      Background: It is uncertain whether vitamin B-12 supplementation can improve neurophysiologic function in asymptomatic elderly with low vitamin B-12 status or whether folate status affects responses to vitamin B-12 ...