Open AccessVitamin A deficiency is associated with body mass index and body adiposity in women with recommended intake of vitamin A
Author(s) -
Cláudia Bento,
Andréa Matos,
Adryana Cordeiro,
Andréa Ramalho
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nutrición hospitalaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1699-5198
pISSN - 0212-1611
DOI - 10.20960/nh.1630
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , vitamin , overweight , obesity , endocrinology , retinol , waist , vitamin a deficiency , physiology
evidence indicates that vitamin A is involved in regulating fat mass. A low consumption of vitamin A has been reported in individuals with obesity, as have lower concentrations of this vitamin, than in eutrophic individuals when their dietary intake of vitamin A is not significantly different.
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