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Effect of neonatal administration of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 202195 on stool iron content and iron status in infants in Dhaka, Bangladesh

2025-09-28 nutrition Title + abstract only
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BackgroundProbiotics may enhance host iron bioavailability, offering a strategy to address iron deficiency. Fecal iron may be a useful non-invasive biomarker of such effects in infants. ObjectiveTo examine the use of fecal iron quantification in a randomized placebo-controlled trial (RCT) of neonatal administration of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 202195 (LP202195), with or without fructooligosaccharide (FOS), in Dhaka, Bangladesh. MethodsFecal iron quantification using atomic absorption ...

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