Post-partum High-dose Vitamin A Supplementation to Improve Vitamin A Status of Mother and Infant: The Role of Timing and Inflammation
Nguyen Song Tu, Tran Thuy Nga, Marjoleine Amma Dijkhuizen, Jacques Berger, Henrik Friis & Frank Tammo Wieringa · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015
Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in infancy remains an important health problem. Post-partum maternal high-dose vitamin A supplementation (MHDVAS) was recommended but recently cancelled by WHO as efficacy was unclear. We investigated effects of inflammation and timing of MH...
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10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21070