Objective To analysis the vitamin A nutritional status of 6-to 17-year-old children and
adolescents between 2010-2012 in rural China. Methods Based on the China Health and …

Serum levels of vitamin A and E in early, middle and late pregnancy were analyzed to
evaluate vitamin nutritional status in pregnancy, and provide guidance for pregnant women …

Objective: Maternal dietary undernutrition is known to be associated with the risk of vitamin
D (VD) deficiency. However, whether the risk of VD deficiency in women of reproductive age …

Because of the many functions of vitamin A inhuman physiology, deficiency or excess of the
vitamin inlactating women or their infants can adversely affecttheir health. Infants are born …

In our previous studies, one-third of lactating Guatemalan women, infants, and children had
deficient or marginal serum vitamin B-12 concentrations. Relationships among maternal and …

To alleviate vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) in Senegal, understanding the relationship
between VA status of lactating women and their 6-mo-old infants is important. This study …

Abstract Vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) continues to be a major nutritional problem in
developing countries, including Central America. In Mexico, milk is a well-accepted vehicle …

Background: Limited data are available from controlled studies on biomarkers of maternal
vitamin B-12 status Objective: We sought to quantify the effects of pregnancy and lactation …

ObjectiveTo evaluate vitamin D deficiency prevalence and risk factors among pregnant
Chinese women. DesignA descriptive cross-sectional analysis. SettingChina National …

Availability of rapid, point-of-contact analytical methods would facilitate the use of breast milk
vitamin A concentration (BMVA) to assess vitamin A (VA) status. We compared BMVA …