Use of carotene-rich foods to combat vitamin A deficiency in India—A multicentric studydoi:10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90557-5DavidI.ThurnhanTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Important note: we want to make it clear that we added up all forms of vitamin A (including carotenoids like beta-carotene) when we created the list of vitamin A-rich foods below. World's Healthiest Foods rich invitamin A FoodCalsDRI/DV Sweet Potato180214% Carrots50113% Spinach41105% Kale...
Substances : Folate, Lutein, Magnesium, Potassium, Thiamine (B-1) , Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Zeaxanthin, Zinc Diseases : Cognitive Decline/Dysfunction Pharmacological Actions : Neuroprotective Agents [+] Higher intakes of β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, and folate, whether total or from...
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a sun-rich country like India (Latitude—8° 4′–37° 6′ N most of India has adequate Ultraviolet B radiation (UVB) throughout the year) has been reported due to several reasons including inadequate exposure to sunlight, dietary factors (inadequate...
Liver, a rich source of vitamin B12 (containing 200ng/g), was identified as curative for these conditions by Nobel Prize winnersMinotand Murphy in the early twentieth century. Other sources of vitamin B12 in the human diet aremollusks(180ng/g), beef (32ng/g), eggs (~0.5µg each),...
Folate-rich foods, such as green leafy vegetables, fruit, and legumes contain other beneficial nutrients and compounds that may confound the observed inverse associations. However, we adjusted for the a priori diet quality scores as a marker of overall dietary quality. The consistent findings for ...
This is another reason why I suggest you consider only taking one or two of these per day (20% to 40% of RDA) and then seeking calcium rich foods to add to your diet (only if possible).That being said we all are unique so these are merely very loose guidelines to get us all to...
The 3 maize porridges were ingested in random order, each separated by washout periods of ≥2 wk. During each of the 3 study periods, the subjects completed the following protocol: On days 1–3, subjects were given a list of provitamin A carotenoid-rich foods and vitamin A–rich foods ...
including through dietary diversification and improved access to vitamin-rich foods, and improved access to treatment for infectious diseases. Until this happens, large scale or targeted supplementation or fortification strategies will probably have some beneficial effect on mortality in these regions.47Data...
Vitamin D2 is most commonly added to foods given the paucity of naturally occurring VD-rich foods, whereas vitamin D3 is mainly synthesized in the skin during exposure to ultra violet B (UV-B) radiation from 7-dehydrocholesterol, but also can be obtained from dietary intake [9]. ...