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Absorption of labelled vitamin A in children during infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2010

B. Sivakumar  and
Vinodini Reddy
B. Sivakumar
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indiaa Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, Hyderabad-7, India
Vinodini Reddy
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indiaa Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, Hyderabad-7, India
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Abstract

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1. The intestinal absorption of [11,12 3H2] retinyl acetate was studied in five apparently normal children, eight children with respiratory infection and three with gastroenteritis.

2. The absorption of vitamin A was significantly lower in children with respiratory infection or gastroenteritis than in normal children.

3. In the light of these observations, it is suggested that repeated attacks of infections may significantly contribute to the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in children of poor communities.

Type
Clinical and Human Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , March 1972 , pp. 299 - 304
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1972

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