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Ninety-nine preschoolers (2\u20136 years; 42.6% male) from two preschools participated, one of which received UR\u00ae added to polished rice as part of school meals (test preschool) and the other received only polished rice (control preschool). Biochemical evaluations were performed before and after four months of intervention. Feeding was assessed by direct weighing of food, complemented by 24-h recalls, and the diet was assessed by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) adapted to the Brazilian reality. The fortified rice improved the levels of zinc (p &lt; 0.001), thiamine (p &lt; 0.001), folic acid (p = 0.003), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (p &lt; 0.001) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (p &lt; 0.001). The inadequacy percentages of thiamine, folic acid and iron were lower among preschoolers from the test preschool. This study demonstrated the effectiveness of using UR\u00ae on laboratory measurements of children. The inadequate intake of thiamine, folic acid and iron was also reduced, making the fortified rice an interesting strategy in school feeding programs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu8050296","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,17]],"date-time":"2016-05-17T10:20:11Z","timestamp":1463480411000},"page":"296","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Diet Quality and Adequacy of Nutrients in Preschool Children: Should Rice Fortified with Micronutrients Be Included in School Meals?"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Ceres","family":"Della Lucia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Vi\u00e7osa, Av. 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