Objectives: To measure impact of fortifying unbranded palm oil with retinyl palmitate on vitamin A status in poor households through two surveys, just before fortification started (four months after the twice-yearly vitamin A capsule supplementation for children 6-59 months) and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21099
Idrus Jus'at, Sandjaja Sandjaja, Abas Basuni Jahari, Min Kyaw Htet, Sudikno Sudikno, Damayanti Soekarjo, Robert Tilden, Eline Korenromp, Regina Moench-Pfanner & Soekirman Soekirman·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess retinol binding protein (RBP) as an indicator of vitamin A status in children and women, during a pilot program fortifying cooking oil with retinyl palmitate in West Java. Methods: Surveys measured serum retinol using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21106
Objectives: Vitamin D insufficiency is endemic in western countries. Emerging evidence suggests this may be true also for countries with abundant sunshine. This study aimed to evaluate the vitamin D status and associated risk factors in a sub-sample of children from the South Eas...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20914