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An intervention group (IC) enrolled at age 6 months consumed 50 g\/d of rice-based cereal providing 3\u00b775 mg Fe\/d as ferrous fumarate for 6 months (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>80) and was compared with a matched static cross-sectional control group (CG) without intervention enrolled at age 12 months (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>80). Mean Hb was higher in IC (118\u00b71 (<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>10\u00b72) g\/l)<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>CG (109\u00b75 (<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>16\u00b74) g\/l) at age 12 months (adjusted mean difference: 9\u00b77 g\/l; 95 % CI 5\u00b71, 14\u00b73;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt; 0\u00b7001), while geometric mean serum ferritin tended to be higher (27\u00b70 (\u20131<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>13\u00b74, +1<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>54\u00b74)<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>20\u00b73 (\u20131<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>7\u00b75, +1<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>55\u00b70) ng\/ml);<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7085) and soluble transferrin receptor was lower (1\u00b770 (\u20131<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>1\u00b719, +1<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>2\u00b743)<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>2\u00b707 (\u20131<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>1\u00b729, +1<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>3\u00b733) mg\/l;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7014). Anaemia (23<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>45 %;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7007) and ID (17<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>40 %;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7003) were lower in IC<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>CG. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development Third Edition scores for language (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7003), motor development (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7018), social-emotional (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7004) and adaptive behaviour (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt; 0\u00b7001), but not cognitive development (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0\u00b7980), were higher in IC<jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic>CG. No significant difference in anthropometric<jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>-scores was observed between the groups. Consuming a micronutrient-fortified infant cereal daily for 6 months during complementary feeding promoted better Fe status while reducing the risk for anaemia and ID and was associated with superior neurodevelopmental scores.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0007114519003386","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,3]],"date-time":"2020-01-03T00:39:28Z","timestamp":1578011968000},"page":"780-791","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Micronutrient-fortified infant cereal improves Hb status and reduces iron-deficiency anaemia in Indian infants: an effectiveness study"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"123","author":[{"given":"Shally","family":"Awasthi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Narayan 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