Sheffield University Breakfast Study (SUBS): To determine the effectiveness of eating a fortified breakfast cereal in improving micronutrient status in adolescent girls
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Micronutrient status in adolescent girls, breakfast cereal consumptionNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN55141306
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Sheffield (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
1. Female
2. Aged between 16 and 19 years
3. Skips breakfast on a regular basis
4. Healthy
5. Screening riboflavin status as measured by the erythrocyte glutathione reductase coefficient assay (EGRAC) of >1.4 and a haemoglobin level between 11.5 and 13.7g/
Exclusion Criteria
1. Blood donation within the last 3 months
2. Taking multivitamin or iron supplements
3. Pregnant or breastfeeding
4. Allergic to wheat, barley or milk
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method