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The positive impact of red palm oil in school meals on vitamin A status: study in Burkina Faso

BACKGROUND: Vitamin A (VA) deficiency is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and school-age children are a vulnerable group. In Burkina Faso, the production and consumption of red palm oil (RPO) is being promoted as a food supplement for VA. The objective of the study was to assess the impact on serum...

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Autores principales: Zeba, Augustin N, Prével, Yves Martin, Somé, Issa T, Delisle, Hélène F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1562437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16846498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-5-17