Infants <6 months of age: 50,000 units once daily for 2 days; administer a third dose 2–4 weeks later if clinical manifestations of vitamin deficiency are present.Children 6–11 months of age: 100,000 units once daily for 2 days; administer a third dose 2–4 weeks later if clinical ...
Clinical Use Principal dietary sources of vitamin A are milk fat (cheese and butter) and eggs. Since it is stored in the liver, inclusion of liver in the diet also provides vitamin A. A plant pigment, carotene, is a precursor for vitamin A and is present in highly pigmented vegetables, ...
Indonesian women of childbearing age are at greater risk of clinical vitamin A deficiency in families that spend more on rice and less on fruits/vegetables and animal-based foods. Nutrition Research, Volume 29, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 75-81. Gautam S, Platel K and Srinivasan K. ...
Early vitamin A deficiency during preconception or pregnancy could lead to altered gene expression11, impacting the baby’s heart. Studies show that a group of vitamin-A-dependent genes are necessary for healthy heart development in utero. If vitamin A is lacking, there’s an increased risk that...
A short survey is given of the function of vitamin A in vision and in maintaining the health of epithelial and nervous tissues. The diagnosis of vitaminA deficiency and its occurrence as a result of diseases impairing absorption are also discussed. A. M. Copping....
Phytonadione is not a clotting agent, but overzealous therapy with vitamin K1 may restore conditions which originally permitted thromboembolic phenomena. Dosage should be kept as low as possible, and prothrombin time should be checked regularly as clinical conditions indicate. Repeated large doses of ...
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The effects of vitamin A were studied on the basal and maximal gastric secretory responses of 12 patients; and on healing in 60 patients with . The effect of vitamin A on ulcer healing was evaluated by a multiclinical, multicentre, randomized, prospective study in which the patients were divid...
These findings do not support a benefit of high-dose vitamin D supplementation for bone health; further research would be needed to determine whether it is harmful. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01900860 Introduction Vitamin D supplementation has been considered beneficial for ...