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‘Dose-to-Mother’ Deuterium Oxide Dilution Technique: An Accurate Strategy to Measure Vitamin A Intake in Breastfed Infants

In Mexico, infants (0–2 years old) show the highest prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD), measured by serum retinol concentrations. Thus, we consider that low vitamin A (VA) intake through breast milk (BM) combined with poor weaning practices are the main factors that contribute to VAD in this g...

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Autores principales: Lopez-Teros, Veronica, Limon-Miro, Ana Teresa, Astiazaran-Garcia, Humberto, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A., Tortoledo-Ortiz, Orlando, Valencia, Mauro E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5331600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28230781
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9020169