Vitamin A supplementation in children with poor vitamin A and iron status increases erythropoietin and hemoglobin concentrations without changing total body iron

Michael Zimmermann, Ralf Biebinger, Fabian Rohner, +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Vitamin NutritionNutritionIron DeficiencyAnemiaNutrient Bioavailability +12

Serum Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Concentration and Its Ratio to Serum Retinol Are Associated with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Components in Children

Isabelle Herter‐Aeberli, Ralf Biebinger, Roger Lehmann, +3

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioavailability in Rats of Ferric Phosphate Nanoparticles

Fabian Rohner, F. Ernst, Myrtha Arnold, +7

Journal of Nutrition

NanoparticlesNutrient BioavailabilityEngineeringFerric Phosphate NanoparticlesBio-based Nanomaterials +2

Triple fortification of salt with microcapsules of iodine, iron, and vitamin A

Michael Zimmermann, Rita Wegmueller, Christophe Zeder, +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

NutritionNutrient BioavailabilityTriple FortificationPublic HealthMicronutrients +1

Plasma hepcidin is a modest predictor of dietary iron bioavailability in humans, whereas oral iron loading, measured by stable-isotope appearance curves, increases plasma hepcidin

Michael Zimmermann, Barbara Troesch, Ralf Biebinger, +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

NutritionNutrient BioavailabilityPlasma HepcidinDietary Iron BioavailabilityIron Metabolism +7

A Micronutrient Powder with Low Doses of Highly Absorbable Iron and Zinc Reduces Iron and Zinc Deficiency and Improves Weight-For-Age Z-Scores in South African Children

Barbara Troesch, Martha E. van Stujivenberg, Cornelius M. Smuts, +5

Journal of Nutrition

NutritionZinc Reduces IronNutrient BioavailabilityBody CompositionSouth African Children +11

Vitamin A supplementation in iodine-deficient African children decreases thyrotropin stimulation of the thyroid and reduces the goiter rate

Michael Zimmermann, Pieter L. Jooste, Ngoako Solomon Mabapa, +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Vitamin NutritionNutritionIodine-deficient African ChildrenNutritional RequirementIodine Deficiency Disorders +12

Treatment of Iodine Deficiency in School-Age Children Increases Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF Binding Protein-3 Concentrations and Improves Somatic Growth

Michael Zimmermann, Pieter L. Jooste, Ngoako Solomon Mabapa, +7

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Efficacy of wheat-based biscuits fortified with microcapsules containing ferrous sulfate and potassium iodate or a new hydrogen-reduced elemental iron: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial in Kuwaiti women

Ralf Biebinger, Michael Zimmermann, Suad Al-Hooti, +7

British Journal Of Nutrition

NutritionIron MetabolismFood AnalysisKuwaiti WomenPotassium Iodate +14

Iron deficiency up-regulates iron absorption from ferrous sulphate but not ferric pyrophosphate and consequently food fortification with ferrous sulphate has relatively greater efficacy in iron-deficient individuals

Michael Zimmermann, Ralf Biebinger, Ines Egli, +2

British Journal Of Nutrition