The potential of orange-fleshed sweet potato to prevent vitamin A deficiency in Africa

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 65-78

  Gurmu, Fekadu ^a,b   Hussein, Shimelis ^a   Laing, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b South Agricultural Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Intervention strategies; Ipomoea batatas; Orange fleshed sweet potato; Vitamin A deficiency; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM ION; RETINOL; ZINC ION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; COST; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SWEET POTATO; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; AFRICA; BABY FOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT TUBER; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

AFRICA; BETA CAROTENE; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT TUBERS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84930163039     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000194     Document Type: Article

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