Bioconversion of plant carotenoids to vitamin A in Filipino school-aged children varies inversely with vitamin A status
Author(s) -
J D Ribaya-Mercado,
Florentino S. Solon,
M Solon,
M A Cabal-Barza,
Christine S Perfecto,
G. Tang,
Juan Antonio Solon,
Carla R. Fjeld,
Robert M. Russell
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/72.2.455
Subject(s) - retinol , vitamin , carotenoid , bioconversion , vitamin d and neurology , beta carotene , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , food science , zoology , biology , fermentation
It is important to understand the factors affecting strategies to improve the vitamin A status of populations. We reported previously that a 3-d deuterated-retinol-dilution (DRD) procedure might be used to indicate total body stores of vitamin A.
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