Background: Conflicting results have been reported regarding the relative performance of
serum retinol, the modified-relative-dose-response (MRDR) ratio, and breast-milk vitamin A …

Many Indonesian infants have an inadequate nutritional status, which may be due in part to
inadequate maternal nutrition during pregnancy. This study was designed to investigate …

Food-based approaches for controlling vitamin A deficiency and its consequences, such as
increased mortality, more severe morbidity, and anemia, have become increasingly …

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

The vitamin A statuses of lactating Indonesian women (n= 23) starting at 1-3 mo after
delivery were determined at three monthly intervals (times 1, 2, and 3) during lactation and …

In the present study, concentrations of retinol, alpha-tocopherol and total solid were
determined in the breast milk of Bangladeshi mothers under low socio-economic status …

Background: Vitamin A deficiency is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among
children and in women of reproductive age in developing countries. The present study …

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

We evaluated the safety and efficacy of 3 oral doses of 50,000 IU vitamin A at monthly
intervals in predominantly breastfed infants from poor urban Bangladesh aged 6 to 17 …

Prevention of neonatal vitamin A deficiency is related to the adequacy of maternal vitamin A
stores. In this study we investigated maternal and cord serum vitamin A and retinol‐binding …