Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in Africa, especially in the Sahelian
countries. It occurs mainly in young children and women of childbearing age. Inadequate …

Vitamin A deficiency remains a public health problem in the developing world. The highest
prevalence of vitamin A deficiency is in Africa and Asia (> 30%). Dietary modification, a long …

Food-based programmes have the potential to effect long-term and sustainable solutions to
the problem of vitamin A deficiency. Dietary sources of vitamin A and provitamin A, including …

The control of vitamin A deficiency is a realizable goal that needs to be addressed through a
combination of interventions. Among these, fortification of commonly eaten foods and …

Vitamin A status was evaluated among a cohort of preschool children (mean age 43 months)
pertinent to a traditional society in rural Egypt. The Helen Keller International food frequency …

Although the grave consequences of vitamin A deficiency have long been recognized and
widely discussed, this serious public health problem continues to exist in many developing …

The β-carotene content of fresh and dried mangoes commonly consumed in Kenya was
evaluated and converted to retinol equivalent (RE). Mango fruits of varieties Ngowe, Apple …

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 …

Vitamin A deficiency is a world wide nutritional problem especially in the developing
countries that afflicts severely the health of pregnant and lactating women, infants and …

Although certain green edible plants and fruits are natural sources of beta-carotene, their
inclusion in the diets of children in third-world countries as a practical source of vitamin A …