Digestion and intestinal absorption of dietary carotenoids and vitamin A

EH Harrison, RE Kopec - Physiology of the gastrointestinal tract, 2018 - Elsevier
Vitamin A is an essential nutrient for vision and life of humans because it is converted to the
visual chromophore, 11-cis-retinal, and to the hormone, retinoic acid. Vitamin A in animal …

[HTML][HTML] Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during …

MA Barffour, KJ Schulze, CL Coles… - The American Journal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inflammation-induced hyporetinolemia (IIH), a reduction in serum retinol (SR) during
inflammation, may bias population estimates of vitamin A deficiency (VAD). The optimal …

Consumer risk perception of vitamin A deficiency and acceptance of biofortified rice in the Morogoro region of Tanzania

ES Domonko, BR McFadden… - African Journal of …, 2018 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Vitamin A deficiency is still a challenge in many African countries, including Tanzania.
Survey data were gathered in Tanzania to determine consumers' risk perceptions of vitamin …

Retinol and betacarotene status in mother-infant dyads and associations between them

LQ Lira, AF de Souza, AM Amâncio… - Annals of Nutrition and …, 2018 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: Assessing the diet and biochemical indicators of vitamin A
deficiency (VAD) in high-risk populations is crucial in cases where this deficiency is mainly …

[PDF][PDF] Efek Suplementasi Vitamin A, Minyak Fortifikasi dan Edukasi Gizi Ibu Nifas terhadap Morbiditas Ibu dan Bayi Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation, Oil …

A Salam, D Briawan, D Martianto, AR Thaha… - J MKMI, 2018 - academia.edu
Kekurangan vitamin A dapat berpengaruh pada peningkatan morbiditas ibu nifas maupun
bayi yang baru lahir. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dampak pemberian …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of School for the Blind and Community-based Rehabilitation Program on Childhood Blindness in the States of Meghalaya

V Surong, SP Saikia, D Patel… - Clinical Research in …, 2018 - asclepiusopen.com
Background: Childhood blindness is considered as one of the most important disability and
burden in child life in terms of high number of blind years. The aim of the study is to …