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Improving Blood Retinol Concentrations with Complementary Foods Fortified with Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder – A Pilot Study

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a major public health issue and is reported to be the cause of about 6 percent of child deaths under the age of 5 years in Africa. Inadequate dietary intake of vitamin A-rich foods is a major cause of VAD. Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MLP) is rich in nutrients par...

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Autores principales: Boateng, Laurene, Ashley, Irene, Ohemeng, Agartha, Asante, Matilda, Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: YJBM 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29962920