Vitamin A metabolism in plasma of normal and anorectic women
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The levels of vitamin A metabolism in anorectic adolescent women and normal women were compared. Subjects suffering from the psychiatric disorder anorexia nervosa (AN), which is exhibited by an extreme fear of fatness, were found to have lower levels of vitamin A than normal women in plasma concentrations. The findings indicate other nutritional deficiencies. Moreover, AN subjects were found to have higher levels of retinyl esters, although hepatic functions were normal for both groups.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1992
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Impact of large-dose vitamin A supplementation on childhood diarrhoea, respiratory disease and growth
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The incidence of diarrhea and respiratory infection and the subsequent effect on growth of large dose vitamin A supplementation was studied in 172 0.5 to 3.0-year-old children from Lai Yuan county, Hebei Province, China. Results show that there was a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrhea and respiratory disease in the experimental group given 200,000 IU vitamin A as compared to the control group.No significant differences in growth were observed.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1993
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Zinc supplementation and plasma lipid peroxides in an elderly population
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The effects of vitamin A and zinc supplements on plasma lipid peroxides on the elderly are studied. Results show that zinc supplements reduced plasma lipid peroxides based on thiobarbituric acid reactive substance levels (TBA-RS) while vitamin A had no effect on TBA-RS. Zinc supplementation also increased some T-cell subsets but had no impact on total cholesterol and plasma copper levels.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1997
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