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Association between infection and nutritional status among infants in a cohort study of vitamin A in western Kenya

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
BackgroundInfection is associated with impaired nutritional status, especially for infants younger than 5 years.ObjectivesWe assessed the impact of infection indicated by both acute phase proteins (APP), C-reactive protein (CRP), and α-1-acid ...
Frederick K. Grant, Rose Wanjala, Jan Low, Carol Levin, Donald C. Cole, Haile S. Okuku, Robert Ackatia-Armah, Amy W. Girard   +7 more
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Pharmacokinetics and efficacy of oral versus intravenous mixed-micellar phylloquinone (vitamin K-1) in severe acute liver disease [PDF]

, 2005
Background/Aims: In patients with severe acute liver dysfunction, i.v. phylloquinone (vitamin K-1) may be given to exclude vitamin K deficiency, rather than impaired hepatic synthesis of coagulation factors alone, as the cause of the coagulopathy ...
Pereira, SP, David Rowbotham, Stephen P. Pereira, Sarah Fitt, Fitt, S, Pereira, S P, Wendon, J, Roger Williams, Williams, R, Julia Wendon, Rowbotham, D, Martin J. Shearer, Shearer, MJ, Shearer, M J   +13 more
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Low vitamin D status adversely affects bone health parameters in adolescents [PDF]

, 2008
Background: The effects of subclinical vitamin D deficiency on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover in adolescents, especially in boys, are unclear.Objective: We aimed to investigate the relations of different stages of vitamin D status and BMD ...
Dubitzky, Werner, Cashman, Kevin D, Robson, Paula J, Cotter, Alice A, Kiely, Mairead, Wallace, Julie MW, Strain, J J, Boreham, Colin A, Flynn, Albert, Hill, Tom R, Murray, Liam   +10 more
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Prevalência da hipovitaminose A em pré-escolares no Estado de Sergipe, 1998 Prevalence of hypovitaminosis A among preschool children from northeastern Brazil, 1998

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2004
OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência da deficiência de vitamina A em uma amostra de base populacional de crianças. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal realizado de maio a junho de 1998, no Estado de Sergipe, envolvendo 607 crianças de seis ...
Maisa Cruz Martins, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos, Ana Marlúcia Oliveira Assis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin A and iron supplementation of Indonesian pregnant women benefits vitamin A status of their infants [PDF]

, 2001
Many Indonesian infants have an inadequate nutritional status, which may be due in part to inadequate maternal nutrition during pregnancy. This study was designed to investigate whether infant nutritional status could be improved by maternal vitamin A ...
Muslimatun, S., West, C.E., Schultink, W., Schmidt, M.K., Hautvast, J.G.A.J.   +4 more
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Secular Trends in the Prevalence of and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Common Micronutrient Deficiencies in China From 1990 to 2019: An Age-Period-Cohort Study and Joinpoint Analysis

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
BackgroundUnderstanding the national burdens and trends of micronutrient deficiencies can help guide effective intervention strategies. However, there is a lack of evidence of secular trends and age and sex differences in China.
Haiying Chen, Jinxin Lu, Yongze Li
doaj   +1 more source

Hospital admissions for vitamin D related conditions and subsequent immune-mediated disease: record-linkage studies. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that there may be an association between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of developing immune-mediated diseases.
Giulio Disanto, Michael J Goldacre, Goldacre, R, Sreeram V Ramagopalan, Gavin Giovannoni, Raph Goldacre, Ramagopalan, SV, Goldacre, MJ, Goldacre, Michael, Giovannoni, G, Disanto, G   +10 more
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Low-quality scientific evidence for the continuation of universal Vitamin A supplementation among under 5 children in India

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2016
Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is presently being undertaken in India among under 5 (U5) children for two possible benefits (i) to prevent nutritional blindness due to Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and (ii) to reduce U5 mortality.
Umesh Kapil, Aakriti Gupta
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D deficiency in children

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009
Background: Vitamin D deficiency in children is an important medical entity commonly diagnosed during early childhood. Prevalence and incidence of vitamin D deficiency in children is underestimated and can have far reaching consequences as per the latest evidence. Children at high risk should be identified and treated accordingly to avoid the treatable
Kaisar Ahmed, Nazir Ahmed Parrey, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohd Ashraf   +3 more
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Risk factors for vitamin A and D deficiencies among children under-five in the state of Palestine

Conflict and Health, 2018
Background Vitamin A and D are essential for the proper growth and development of a child. Due to the complex political circumstances in the state of Palestine, research on micronutrient deficiency is scarce.
Aeysha Bushra Chaudhry, Shakoor Hajat, Najwa Rizkallah, Ala’a Abu-Rub   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source