Background There is scant information on the breastmilk vitamin A (BMVA) concentration of
lactating women in developing countries, partly due to lack of methods applicable in-field …

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 …

Women in developing countries generally have lower dietary vitamin A intakes and produce
breast milk with less vitamin A as compared to women in developed countries1. Women with …

Breast milk vitamin A (BMVA) has been proposed as an indicator of population vitamin A
status but has rarely been applied in large-scale surveys or compared with conventional …

Background Vitamin A deficiency is highly prevalent in low-income countries and is a major
public health problem worldwide. Lactating mothers are the most vulnerable population …

The adequacy of vitamin B12 intake was assessed among 62 lactating mothers in the 2–32
weeks of lactation by an interactive 24-h recall and an open-ended food frequency …

This article reviews the evidence for using breast-milk vitamin A as an indicator of vitamin A
status and provides technical information for researchers who want to use this indicator to …

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

Micronutrient deficiencies seriously hinder mental and physical development and are still an
important cause of death in developing countries. Therefore, goals have been set worldwide …