[Download] "Evaluation of a Green Leafy Vegetable Intervention in Ghanaian Postpartum Mothers (Report)" by Agriculture, Nutrition and Development African Journal of Food * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Evaluation of a Green Leafy Vegetable Intervention in Ghanaian Postpartum Mothers (Report)
- Author : Agriculture, Nutrition and Development African Journal of Food
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Industries & Professions,Books,Business & Personal Finance,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 282 KB
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INTRODUCTION The vitamin A status of under-privileged women and children is compromised and this is exacerbated by low socio-economic status [1-4]. Low dietary intakes and increased requirements during different life stages contribute to inadequate vitamin A liver reserves. Assessing vitamin A status is important in determining which population groups are at risk of deficiency [5]. Serum retinol concentrations are homeostatically controlled and do not begin to decline until liver reserves are dangerously low [6]. In times of infection, serum retinol concentrations are reduced due to the acute phase response [7]. Moreover, during acute infection, retinol is excreted in significant amounts in the urine, increasing requirements [8].
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