Biofortified β-carotene rice improves vitamin A intake and reduces the prevalence of inadequacy among women and young children in a simulated analysis in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines | Zendy

Fabiana F. De Moura | Zendy; Mourad Moursi | Zendy; Moira Donahue Angel | Zendy; Imelda AngelesAgdeppa | Zendy; Atmarita Atmarita | Zendy; Glen Gironella | Zendy; Siti Muslimatun | Zendy; Alicia L. Carriquiry | Zendy

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Biofortified β-carotene rice improves vitamin A intake and reduces the prevalence of inadequacy among women and young children in a simulated analysis in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines

Author(s) -

Fabiana F. De Moura,

Mourad Moursi,

Moira Donahue Angel,

Imelda AngelesAgdeppa,

Atmarita Atmarita,

Glen Gironella,

Siti Muslimatun,

Alicia L. Carriquiry

Publication year - 2016

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 - 10.3945/ajcn.115.129270

Subject(s) - environmental health , vitamin a deficiency , vitamin , carotene , medicine , malnutrition , cross sectional study , retinol , food science , biology , endocrinology , pathology

Vitamin A deficiency continues to be a major public health problem affecting developing countries where people eat mostly rice as a staple food. In Asia, rice provides up to 80% of the total daily energy intake.

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