Vitamin A plays a key role among the vitamins essential for healthy growth and
development. Vitamin A deficiency disorders (VADD) are therefore an important part of …

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a serious and widespread public health problem and the
leading cause of preventable blindness in young children. It is also associated with …

Vitamin A deficiency has a plethora of clinical manifestations, ranging from xerophthalmia
(practically pathognomonic) to disturbances in growth and susceptibility to severe infection …

Vitamin A deficiency is an endemic nutrition problem throughout much of the developing
world, especially affecting the health and survival of infants, young children, and pregnant …

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

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) has been recognized as a public-health issue in developing
countries. Economic constraints, sociocultural limitations, insufficient dietary intake, and poor …

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 affects an estimated 125–130 million preschool-aged children and 7
million pregnant women in low-income countries [1]. Prevalent cases of preschool …

Many studies over the past decade and a half have indicated that vitamin A status is an
important determinant of health. The World Bank now estimates that vitamin A intervention …

Vitamin A deficiency affects an estimated 190 million preschool-aged children and 10 million
pregnant women in low-income countries. Prevalent cases of xerophthalmia in young …