OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evidence that carotene-rich fruits and vegetables can overcome vitamin A deficiency.DESIGN: Results of studies on the relationship between dietary carotenoids and vitamin A deficiency were evaluated…
Reported are estimates of the prevalence in developing countries of physiologically significant vitamin A deficiency and the number of attributable deaths. The WHO classification of countries by the severity and…
An average of 3481 preschool-age rural Indonesian children were re-examined every 3 months for 18 months. The mortality rate among children with mild xerophthalmia (night blindness and/or Bitot's spots) was…
In recent literature there are thousands of studies and citations about the benefits of fish oils in the diet. Studies going back years have described how the EPA and DHA…