Vitamin A in dietary supplements and fortified foods: Too much of a good thing?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1185-1187

  Penniston, Kristina L ^a   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID; RETINOL; RETINOL ACETATE; RETINOL ESTER;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; UNITED STATES;

DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0142026115     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(03)00978-7     Document Type: Article

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