Publication: Application of isotope dilution technique in vitamin A nutrition
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2002-09-01
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03795721
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Mahidol University
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Food and Nutrition Bulletin. Vol.23, No.3 SUPP (2002), 103-106
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Emorn Wasantwisut Application of isotope dilution technique in vitamin A nutrition. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. Vol.23, No.3 SUPP (2002), 103-106. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20597
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Application of isotope dilution technique in vitamin A nutrition
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The isotope dilution technique involving deuterated retinol has been developed to quantitatively estimate total body reserves of vitamin A in humans. The technique provided good estimates in comparison to hepatic vitamin A concentrations in Bangladeshi surgical patients. Kinetic studies in the United States, Bangladesh, and Guatemala indicated the mean equilibration time of 17 to 20 days irrespective of the size of hepatic reserves. Due to the controversy surrounding the efficacy of a carotene-rich diet on improvement of vitamin A status, the isotope dilution technique was proposed to pursue this research question further (IAEA's coordinated research program). In the Philippines, schoolchildren with low serum retinol concentrations showed significant improvement in total body vitamin A stores following intake of carotene-rich foods (orange fruits and vegetables), using a three-day deuterated-retinol-dilution procedure. When Chinese kindergarten children were fed green and yellow vegetables during the winter, their total body vitamin A stores were sustained as compared to a steady decline of vitamin A stores in the control children. Likewise, daily consumption of purified beta-carotene or a diet rich in provitamin A carotenoids were shown to prevent a loss in total body vitamin A stores among Thai lactating women during the rice-planting season. These studies demonstrate potentials of the isotope dilution technique to evaluate the impact of provitamin A carotenoid intervention programs.