Are low tolerable upper intake levels for vitamin A undermining effective food fortification efforts?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 517-525

  Kraemer, Klaus ^a   Waelti, Monika ^b   De Pee, Saskia ^c   Moench Pfanner, Regina ^d   Hathcock, John N ^e   Bloem, Martin W ^c   Semba, Richard D ^f  

^a Sight and Life   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c World Food Programme   (Italy)

^d GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^e International and Scientific Affairs   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food fortification; Risk management tools; Safety; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; ELEMENTAL DIET; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RETINOL INTOXICATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249104448     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2008.00084.x     Document Type: Review

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