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Vitamin A status in healthy women eating traditionally prepared spirulina (Dihé) in the Chad Lake area
BACKGROUND: Chad Lake is a central place in a region with a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. Spirulina, a natural source of β-carotene, is traditionally produced and eaten as “Dihé” around Chad Lake. β-carotene spirulina has been found to have a high conversion factor to retinol. The aim of...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5788361/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29377934 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191887 |