Background: Vitamin A (VA) is an essential micronutrient critical to human health, infants rely
on their mother's breast milk for sufficient supply. This makes the maternal diet a crucial …

Vitamin A deficiency remains a significant health risk in developing countries, affecting
infants and children in particular. To counter child malnutrition, mothers are encouraged to …

ObjectiveTo determine vitamin A (retinol) and fat concentrations in breast milk during early
lactation. MethodsHealthy lactating women (n 88) aged between 18 and 35 years were …

Vitamin A status of pregnant Nigerian women has been determined by measurement of
retinol concentration in plasma samples obtained from pregnant subjects, using a …

Vitamin A deficiency can occur during lactation and breast-milk vitamin A has been
recommended for monitoring the vitamin A status of lactating women and their infants. This …

Indicators of vitamin A status were evaluated in nonpregnant breast-feeding (n= 265) and
nonpregnant non-breast-feeding (n= 49) Indonesian women. The concentration of vitamin A …

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is prevalent in developing countries. Socioeconomic status is
increasingly being associated with nutritional status of individuals. Efforts to control or …

Background and objective In developing countries low maternal vitamin A stores combined
with increased demands of pregnancy and lactation may lead to its deficiency in breastfed …

Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem, especially in low income countries including
India. Women of reproductive age, pregnant women and preschool children are vulnerable …

Background: Vitamin A deficiency remains a global public health problem. Daily
supplementation with a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) has potential for increasing …