This article reviews the central role of nutrition in advancing the maternal, newborn, and
child health agenda with a focus on evidence for effective interventions generated using …

Vitamin A is an essential nutrient for humans and is converted to the visual chromophore, 11-
cis-retinal, and to the hormone, retinoic acid. Vitamin A in animal-derived foods is found as …

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) persists in Uganda and the consumption of β-carotene–rich
orange sweet potato (OSP) may help to alleviate it. Two large-scale, 2-y intervention …

The acute and chronic effects of vitamin A toxicity are well documented in the literature.
Emerging evidence suggests that subtoxicity without clinical signs of toxicity may be a …

β-Carotene-rich orange sweet potato (OSP) has been shown to improve vitamin A status of
infants and young children in controlled efficacy trials and in a small-scale effectiveness …

Background The adoption of inappropriate feeding practices is one of the reasons for under
nutrition in Nepal and elsewhere. The objective of this study was to describe the rate of and …

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

▪ Abstract Mechanisms involved in the digestion and absorption of dietary vitamin A require
the participation of several proteins. Dietary retinyl esters are hydrolyzed in the intestine by …

In developed countries, food fortification has proven an effective and low-cost way to
increase the micronutrient supply and reduce the consequences of micronutrient …

The key enzyme responsible for β‐carotene conversion into retinal is β‐carotene 15, 15′‐
monoxygenase (BCMO1). Since it has been reported that the conversion of β‐carotene into …