A Program of Nutritional Education in Schools Reduced the Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in Students
The objective was to determine the prevalence of iron, folates and retinol deficiencies in school children and to evaluate the changes after an intervention of nutritional education.The project was developed in 17 schools.The sample included 1,301 children (678 males and 623 females).A subsample of 480 individuals, was randomly selected for drawing