Vitamin A status of populations in three West African countries

Autor: P, Le Francois, S, Chevassus-Agnes, E, Benefice, J L, Dyck, B, Maire, G, Parent, G, Seymat, A M, Ndiaye
Rok vydání: 1980
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Zdroj: International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition. 50(4)
ISSN: 0300-9831
Popis: The results of food consumption surveys, epidemiological surveys (clinical and biochemical) undertaken in three sub-sahelian countries have established: - the existence of xerophthalmia in Upper Volta - a transitory vitamin A deficiency during the dry season in South Mali, without serious clinical signs - a good vitamin A status in Casamance, in South Senegal. A combined biochemical indicator which takes account of plasma carotenoids and vitamin A is recommended to assess the importance of vitamin A deficiency in a population.
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