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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Moringa and Improved Maternal Vitamin A Status

Doses used in studies

g/day: 20 (median 20, IQR 20–20) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 3 months · IQR 3 months–3 months · Range 3 months–3 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Impact of Maternal Moringa oleifera Leaf Supplementation on Milk and Serum Vitamin A and Carotenoid Concentrations in a Cohort of Breastfeeding Kenyan Women and Their Infants.
- 2024-10-09
- RCT · n = 50
- Nutrients 16(19)
- - Suzanna Labib Attia
  - Silvia A Odhiambo
  - Jerusha N Mogaka
  - Raphael Ondondo
  - Aric Schadler
  - Kristen McQuerry
  - George J Fuchs
  - Janet E Williams
  - Michelle K McGuire
  - Carrie Waterman
  - Kerry Schulze
  - Patrick M Owuor
- PubMed: 39408390
- DOI: 10.3390/nu16193425
5 Insights on
- Improved Maternal Vitamin A Status
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Mixed
Milk carotenoids did not correlate with vitamin A status (serum RBP) in infants or mothers.
Effect
Neutral
Effect size
Small
Significant
No
Dose
20 g/d