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The intervention arm (10 clusters 186 participants) received a vitamin B12 fortified food designed to deliver 1.4\u00a0\u03bcg\/day, while the control arm did not receive complementary food (10 clusters, 165 participants). Serum vitamin B12 and folate levels determined by radioimmunoassay were used to estimate the effect of intervention on vitamin B12 levels, adjusting for baseline levels and sex.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Attrition at 24\u00a0months was 16.7% and 23.6% in the intervention and control arms respectively (p\u2009=\u20090.07). Over 24\u00a0months of intervention, mean (95% CI) serum vitamin B12 decreased from 392 (359\u2013425) pmol\/dL to 357 (300\u2013414) pmol\/dL (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.07) in the intervention arm and from 395 (350\u2013440) pmol\/dL to 351 (308\u2013395) pmol\/dL in the control arm. There was no significant effect of the intervention on folate status.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our findings suggest that foods fortified with 1.4\u00a0\u03bcg\/daily vitamin B12 as provided by Chile\u2019s national programme for older people are insufficient to ensure adequate vitamin B12 levels in this population. 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