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Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway

Foods, 2020
The projected increase in global population will demand a major increase in global food production. There is a need for more biomass from the ocean as future food and feed, preferentially from lower trophic levels.
Anita R. Alvheim, Marian Kjellevold, Espen Strand, Monica Sanden, Martin Wiech   +4 more
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Vitamin D deficiency 2.0: an update on the current status worldwide

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020
Vitamin D testing and the use of vitamin D supplements have increased substantially in recent years. Currently, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the optimal vitamin D dose and status, is a subject of debate, because large interventional studies
K. Amrein, Mario Scherkl, Magdalena Hoffmann, Stefan Neuwersch-Sommeregger, M. Köstenberger, Adelina Tmava Berisha, G. Martucci, S. Pilz, O. Malle   +8 more
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Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND It is unclear whether supplementation with vitamin D reduces the risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease, and data from randomized trials are limited.
J. Manson, N. Cook, I. Lee, W. Christen, S. Bassuk, S. Mora, Heike Gibson, D. Gordon, T. Copeland, Denise D’Agostino, G. Friedenberg, Claire Ridge, V. Bubes, E. Giovannucci, W. Willett, J. Buring   +15 more
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Dietary diversity and associated factors among infants and young children in three West African countries

Frontiers in Public Health
Providing children healthy diversified diets is important for their optimal growth and development. The high prevalence of under-nourishment during the critical early life period is of serious concern in West Africa.
Amynah Janmohamed, Melissa M. Baker, David Doledec, Fatou Ndiaye, Ahmenan Claude Liliane Konan, Amoakon Leonce, Koffi Landry Kouadio, Maguette Beye, Mohamed L. Yattara, Romance Dissieka   +9 more
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Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

British medical journal, 2017
Objectives To assess the overall effect of vitamin D supplementation on risk of acute respiratory tract infection, and to identify factors modifying this effect.
A. Martineau, David A. Jolliffe, R. Hooper, L. Greenberg, J. Aloia, P. Bergman, G. Dubnov-Raz, S. Esposito, D. Ganmaa, A. Ginde, E. Goodall, C. Grant, C. Griffiths, W. Janssens, I. Laaksi, S. Manaseki-Holland, D. Mauger, D. Murdoch, R. Neale, J. Rees, S. Simpson, I. Stelmach, G. Kumar, M. Urashima, C. Camargo   +24 more
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Effects of vitamin E and vitamin A supplementation on performance, thyroid status and serum concentrations of some metabolites and minerals in broilers reared under heat stress (32 degrees C)

Veterinární Medicína, 2001
An experiment on Cobb-500 male broilers was conducted to evaluate the effects of vitamin E (alfa-tocopherol-acetate), vitamin A (retinol), and their combination on broiler performance and serum concentrations of triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4 ...
N. Sahin, K. Sahin, O. Küçük
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Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000
BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with vitamin D insufficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism. OBJECTIVE This study assessed whether obesity alters the cutaneous production of vitamin D(3) (cholecalciferol) or the intestinal absorption of vitamin D(2)
J. Wortsman, L. Matsuoka, Tai C. Chen, Zhiren Lu, M. Holick   +4 more
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The Chemistry of Vitamins [PDF]

Science, 1921
There has been a notable revival of interest in the chemistry of vitamins within the past few years. The recent work has led to the isolation of more or less completely crystalline compounds having the properties ascribed to vitamins A, B and D. The evidence now available appears to definitely establish the conclusion that vitamins are not to be ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)—Vitamin A Review

Journal of NutriLife, 2016
The Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) project is designed to provide evidence-informed advice to anyone with an interest in the role of nutrition in health.
S. Tanumihardjo, R. Russell, C. Stephensen, B. Gannon, N. Craft, M. Haskell, G. Lietz, K. Schulze, D. Raiten   +8 more
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Vitamin A supplementation coverage and associated factors for children aged 6 to 59 months in integrated and campaign-based delivery systems in four sub-Saharan African countries

BMC Public Health
Background Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a leading contributor to the poor health and nutrition of young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Funding constraints are compelling many countries to shift from longstanding campaigns to integrating vitamin A ...
Amynah Janmohamed, David Doledec, Romance Dissieka, Umu H. Jalloh, Sugandh Juneja, Maguette Beye, Fatou Ndiaye, Theresia Jumbe, Melissa M. Baker   +8 more
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