Research Articles
Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Brown KH, Zlotkin S, Briend A, Dewey KG.  Home fortification of complementary foods with micronutrient supplements is well accepted and has positive effects on infant iron status in Ghana. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 Apr;87:929-938.
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Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Brown KH, Zlotkin S, Briend A, Dewey KG.  Randomized comparison of 3 types of micronutrient supplements for home fortification of complementary foods in Ghana: effects on growth and motor development.  Am J Clin Nutr 2007 Aug;86:412-20.
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Christofides A., Asante K.P., Schauer C., Sharieff W., Owusu-Agyei S., Zlotkin S. Multi-micronutrient Sprinkles including a low dose of iron provided as microencapsulated ferrous fumarate improves hematologic indices in anemic children: A randomized clinical trial. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2006 Jun;2(3):169-180.
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Zlotkin S., Arthur P., Schauer C., Antwi K.Y., Yeung G., Piekarz A. Home-fortification with iron and zinc Sprinkles or iron Sprinkles alone successfully treats anemia in infants and young children. Journal of Nutrition. 2003 Apr;133(4):1075-80.
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Zlotkin S., Antwi K., Schauer C., Yeung G. Use of microencapsulated iron(II)fumarate sprinkles to prevent recurrence of anaemia in infants and young children at high risk. Bulletin of the World Heath Organization. 2003;81:108-115.
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Zlotkin S., Arthur P, Antwi K, Yeung G. Treatment of anemia with microencapsulated ferrous fumarate plus ascorbic acid supplied as sprinkles to complementary (weaning) foods. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001; 74:791-5.
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Bioavailability of Iron and Zinc
Zlotkin S.H., Schauer C., Owusu Agyei S., Wolfson J., Tondeur M.C., Asante K.P., Newton S., Serfass R., Sharieff W. Demonstrating Zinc and Iron Bioavailability from Intrinsically Labeled Microencapsulated Ferrous Fumarate and Zinc Gluconate Sprinkles in Young Children. Journal of Nutrition. 136: 920–925, 2006.
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Tondeur MC, Schauer CS, Christofides AL, Asante KP, Newton S, Serfass RE, Zlotkin SH. Determination of iron absorption from intrinsically labeled microencapsulated ferrous fumarate (sprinkles) in infants with different iron and hematologic status by using a dual-stable isotope method. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2004 Nov;80(5):1436-44.
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Abstracts
Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Brown KH, Zlotkin S, Briend A, Dewey KG.  A fat-based supplement containing essential fatty acids increased plasma α-linolenic acid andlinear growth of Ghanaian infants.  (Washington DC, April 2007) FASEB J 2007;21(5):223.7.
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Christofides A, Asante KP, Schauer C, Owusu-Agyei S, Zlotkin S. Effect of duration of supplementation on hematologic indices using Sprinkles in young children: A randomized clinical trial.  (Washington DC, April 2007) FASEB J 2007;21(5):858.14.
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Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Brown K, Zlotkin S, Dewey K. Randomized comparison of 3 types of micronutrient supplements in Ghanian infants. Experimental Biology. San Francisco, California, 2006.
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