Publication: Effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on the nutriture of children in Northeast Thailand
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1992-01-01
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00029165
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Mahidol University
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vol.56, No.1 (1992), 50-57
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E. Udomkesmalee, S. Dhanamitta, S. Sirisinha, S. Charoenkiatkul, S. Tuntipopipat, O. Banjong, N. Rojroongwasinkul, T. R. Kramer, J. C. Smith Effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on the nutriture of children in Northeast Thailand. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vol.56, No.1 (1992), 50-57. doi:10.1093/ajcn/56.1.50 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/22428
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Effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on the nutriture of children in Northeast Thailand
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Previous surveys suggested that young children in Northeast Thailand may benefit from vitamin A and/or zinc supplementation. One hundred thirty-three children aged 6-13 y with marginal plasma retinol (< 1.05 μmol/L) and Zn (< 12.2 μmol/L) concentrations participated in a double-blind study. They were randomly assigned and supplemented with either zinc (25 mg/d), vitamin A (1500 RE/d), zinc plus vitamin A, or placebo for 6 mo. Biochemical indices of vitamin A (plasma vitamin A, retinol-binding protein) and zinc status (plasma zinc, alkaline phosphatase) increased significantly. The children had adequate liver stores of vitamin A (relative dose response < 20%). Zinc supplementation resulted in an improvement in vision restoration time (VRT) in dim light (dark adaptometry). Vitamin A and zinc synergistically normalized conjunctival epithelium as measured by conjunctival impression cytology (CIC). Both functional indices, VRT and CIC, showed significant correlations with plasma zinc and vitamin A, respectively. The data suggest that functional improvements in populations with suboptimal vitamin A and zinc nutriture can be accomplished by supplementation with less than two times the recommended dietary allowance of these nutrients.