Publication: Vitamin A-fortified rice increases total body vitamin A stores in lactating Thai women measured by retinol isotope dilution: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
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2021-05-01
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19383207
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Mahidol University
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vol.113, No.5 (2021), 1372-1380
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Siwaporn Pinkaew, Emorn Udomkesmalee, Christopher R. Davis, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo Vitamin A-fortified rice increases total body vitamin A stores in lactating Thai women measured by retinol isotope dilution: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vol.113, No.5 (2021), 1372-1380. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa418 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/78257
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Vitamin A-fortified rice increases total body vitamin A stores in lactating Thai women measured by retinol isotope dilution: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
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Background: Lactating women are at increased risk for vitamin A (VA) deficiency due to demands for breast milk content and limited hepatic stores for women in some countries. Previously, consumption of triple-fortified rice, which included VA, iron, and zinc, successfully improved the VA status of Thai children in whom their total body VA stores (TBSs) were doubled in 2 mo. Objective: This study assessed the efficacy of consuming VA-fortified rice, which delivered 500 μg retinol activity equivalents (RAEs)/d, on TBSs and estimated total liver VA reserves (TLRs) in Thai lactating women using the retinol isotope dilution (RID) test. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 70 lactating women (n = 35/group) who received either VA-fortified rice (500 μg RAEs/d) or unfortified rice for 14 wk on weekdays only. Serum retinol concentrations (SRs), C-reactive protein, and TBSs were assessed before and after the intervention. The paired 13C-RID test was used to measure TBSs. After a baseline blood sample, 2.0 μmol [14,15]-13C2-retinyl acetate was administered orally. A follow-up blood sample was drawn 14 d later. The RID test was repeated after the intervention. Results: TBSs increased significantly (P < 0.05) in the intervention group from 240 (182, 316) to 331 (251, 447) [geometric means (95% CIs)] μmol retinol, and this change in TBSs was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that in the control group [+52.9 (-74, 453) compared with -4.3 (-106, 275) μmol retinol]. Estimated TLRs indicated a high prevalence of VA deficiency among these lactating women. Initial and final SRs did not differ by group and did not change over the course of the intervention. Conclusion: VA-fortified rice improved the VA status of lactating women by increasing TBSs. A targeted approach to disseminate VA interventions among vulnerable groups should be considered in some contexts. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03056625.