Jenkins Mica, Byker Shanks Carmen, Houghtaling Bailey
Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
Food Nutr Bull. 2015 Sep;36(3):327-53. doi: 10.1177/0379572115597397. Epub 2015 Aug 27.
Chronic vitamin A deficiency affects both women and children in Mozambique and populations worldwide and cannot be addressed through supplementation alone. Food-based approaches encouraging the consumption of vitamin A-rich foods, such as the orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), have the potential to positively affect vitamin A status. A range of OFSP varieties have been introduced in sub-Saharan Africa in rural and urban environments and emergency and nonemergency contexts.
To highlight the successes to date and remaining challenges of the introduction of OFSP to increase vitamin A consumption in Mozambique, collating a time line of key events.
A systematic review of literature using The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
The systematic search resulted in 20 studies that met inclusion criteria. Data extracted include author and year, study location and duration, project partners, project title, sample size and characteristics, objectives, methods and measures, and outcomes.
Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are widely accepted by Mozambican farmers and consumers, and various studies show a positive impact on vitamin A status due to the introduction of this nutritionally superior staple crop. Remaining challenges include vine preservation, pest and disease management, market development, and storage and processing.
慢性维生素A缺乏症影响着莫桑比克的妇女和儿童以及全世界的人群，仅通过补充剂无法解决这一问题。以食物为基础的方法，鼓励食用富含维生素A的食物，如橙色肉甜薯（OFSP），有可能对维生素A状况产生积极影响。一系列OFSP品种已在撒哈拉以南非洲的农村和城市环境以及紧急和非紧急情况下引入。
强调迄今为止在莫桑比克引入OFSP以增加维生素A摄入量方面所取得的成功和仍然存在的挑战，整理关键事件的时间线。
使用系统评价和Meta分析的首选报告项目对文献进行系统评价。
系统检索得到20项符合纳入标准的研究。提取的数据包括作者和年份、研究地点和持续时间、项目合作伙伴、项目标题、样本量和特征、目标、方法和措施以及结果。
橙色肉甜薯被莫桑比克农民和消费者广泛接受，各种研究表明，由于引入了这种营养更丰富的主食作物，对维生素A状况产生了积极影响。仍然存在的挑战包括藤蔓保存、病虫害管理、市场开发以及储存和加工。
