disease preventionepidemiologyfood supplementsfortificationhuman diseasesnutrition programmespreschool childrenretinolrisk factorsThis chapter discusses the epidemiology of, and risk factors associated with, vitamin A deficiency in humans, especially in preschool children. Current public health measures implemented to...
Refers to Vitamin A Deficiency and Its Prevention International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 2008, Pages 526-532 S.H. Wedner, D.A. RossThis article is no longer part of the module Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences.Cited by (0)View...
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 was to reduce xerophthalmia in preschool children. Today, we have a broader understanding of the public health impli...
Toward a new definition of essential nutrients: Is it now time for a third 'vitamin' paradigm? The concepts of vitamin 'deficiency' diseases and the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) have not kept pace with the growing understanding of the cellul... J.J. Challem - 《Medical Hypotheses》...
vitamin A n. a yellow, fat-soluble terpene alcohol, C20H30O, obtained from carotene and occurring in green and yellow vegetables, egg yolk, etc.: essential to the protection of epithelial tissue and the prevention of night blindness. Also calledvitamin A1,retinol. ...
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for cell development, metabolism, immune competency, vision, and reproductive functions.[1][2]Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a highly prevalent health concern associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, mostly affecting young children in impoverished...
Vitamin A deficiency This is a relatively stable compound when exposed to heat and oxygen, but the presence of oxidizing agents may destroy it in food. Vitamin A is an absolute necessity for the formation ofretinene, which is needed for vision. It is equally necessary for the stimulation of...
Effects of Vitamin A or Beta Carotene Supplementation on Pregnancy-Related Mortality and Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh Maternal vitamin A deficiency is a public health concern in the developing world. Its prevention may improve maternal and infant survival.To assess efficac... KP West,P Christ...
Dawodu A, Wagner CL: Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in mothers and infants worldwide - a paradigm shift. Paediatr Int Child Health 2012;32:3-13... A Dawodu,CL Wagner - 《Paediatrics & International Child Health》 被引量: 63发表: 2013年 Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in mothers an...
Response to “Prevention message is not getting through” Williamson, S, Greene S. BMJ. 2007;334:1288 (23 June) We agree wholeheartedly with this letter and would like to support it with the results of a study carried out in the borough of Camden, north London in January 2007 which ...