A comparison of retinyl palmitate and red palm oil β-carotene as strategies to address Vitamin A deficiency

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3257-3271

  Souganidis, Ellie ^a   Laillou, Arnaud ^b   Leyvraz, Magali ^c   Moench Pfanner, Regina ^c  

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

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Fortification; Oil; Red palm oil; Retinyl palmitate; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; PALM OIL; RED PALM OIL; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIRTH DEFECT; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COOKING; DEGRADATION; DERMATITIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PROCESSING; FRACTURE; FRYING; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LUNG CANCER; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; STOMACH CARCINOMA; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VOMITING; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 84882706430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5083257     Document Type: Review

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