Abstract The Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) project is designed to provide
evidence-informed advice to anyone with an interest in the role of nutrition in health. The …

Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that comes in multiple forms, including retinols,
retinals, and retinoic acids. Dietary vitamin A is absorbed as retinol from preformed retinoids …

Vitamin A (VA) deficiency during pregnancy is common in low‐income countries and a
growing number of intervention trials have examined the effects of supplementation during …

Carotenoids exert a rich variety of physiological functions in mammals and are beneficial for
human health. These lipids are acquired from the diet and metabolized to apocarotenoids …

OBJECTIVE: More than 75% of Indian toddlers are anemic. Data on factors associated with
anemia in India are limited. The objective of this study was to determine biological …

Comprehensive recommendations for the assessment and control of vitamin A deficiency
(VAD) were rigorously reviewed and revised by a working group and presented for …

Fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D and E, are required for a wide variety of
physiological functions. Over the past two decades, deficiencies of these vitamins have been …

Background Despite the high prevalence of childhood protein-energy malnutrition and
vitamin A deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, their association has not been explored in this …

Indonesia is currently facing the double burden of malnutrition. While undernutrition is still a
major public health problem, the prevalence of overnutrition is increasing. The objective of …

Background: Anemia is highly prevalent in Cambodian women and children, but data on
causes of anemia are scarce. We performed a national micronutrient survey in children and …