Vitamin A prophylaxis programs in developing countries: past experiences and future prospects
BA Underwood - Nutrition Reviews, 1990 - academic.oup.com
Clinical eye signs are estimated to affect 5–10 million children annually in the developing
world. Thus most experience with large-scale prophylaxis programs has been with periodic …
world. Thus most experience with large-scale prophylaxis programs has been with periodic …
A quarter of a century of progress to prevent vitamin A deficiency through supplementation
AC Palmer, KP West Jr - Food Reviews International, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
A quarter of century has passed since FRI published its first comprehensive review on
vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and its prevention. At the time, the major impetus to prevent VAD …
vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and its prevention. At the time, the major impetus to prevent VAD …
Delivery of oral doses of vitamin A to prevent vitamin A deficiency and nutritional blindness
KP West Jr, A Sommer - Food Reviews International, 1985 - Taylor & Francis
Approximately 8 to 10 million new cases of xerophthalmia due to vitamin A deficiency occur
each year, with as many as ½ to 1 million children developing potentially blinding corneal …
each year, with as many as ½ to 1 million children developing potentially blinding corneal …
Food-based strategies to control vitamin A deficiency
I Chakravarty - Food and nutrition Bulletin, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
Vitamin A deficiency is still considered a major nutritional problem in the developing world.
Increasing evidence of the role of vitamin A in the control of both morbidity and mortality is a …
Increasing evidence of the role of vitamin A in the control of both morbidity and mortality is a …
[HTML][HTML] Public health programmes for vitamin A deficiency control
M Bruins, K Kraemer - Community Eye Health, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the early 1980s, when it was first realised that children with the eye signs of vitamin A
deficiency (VAD) had a higher mortality rate than children in the same communities who did …
deficiency (VAD) had a higher mortality rate than children in the same communities who did …
Impact of vitamin A on immunity and infection in developing countries
RD Semba - Preventive nutrition: the comprehensive guide for …, 2001 - Springer
The prevention of vitamin A deficiency has emerged as one of the most important public
health efforts of the past century. The observation that vitamin A supplementation reduces …
health efforts of the past century. The observation that vitamin A supplementation reduces …
Vitamin A supplementation and the control of vitamin A deficiency: conclusions
B de Benoist, J Martines… - Food and Nutrition …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
It was the consensus among all meeting participants that their conclusions concerning
vitamin A supplementation should be understood as applying to populations in countries or …
vitamin A supplementation should be understood as applying to populations in countries or …
[HTML][HTML] Food fortification to reduce vitamin A deficiency: International Vitamin A Consultative Group recommendations
O Dary, JO Mora - The Journal of nutrition, 2002 - Elsevier
In developed countries, food fortification has proven an effective and low-cost way to
increase the micronutrient supply and reduce the consequences of micronutrient …
increase the micronutrient supply and reduce the consequences of micronutrient …
[图书][B] Culture, environment and food to prevent vitamin A deficiency
HV Kuhnlein, GH Pelto - 1997 - books.google.com
Aimed at development planners and students of nutrition, public health, anthropology, and
human cultural ecology, this book discusses issues surrounding the use of natural sources …
human cultural ecology, this book discusses issues surrounding the use of natural sources …
[PDF][PDF] Vitamin A deficiency: Key resources in its prevention and elimination
J Cervinskas, M Lotfi, Micronutrient Initiative - 1995 - idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org
Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in more than 75 countries and affects as
many as 228 million children subclinically at a severe or moderate level. Some 3.1 million …
many as 228 million children subclinically at a severe or moderate level. Some 3.1 million …