Vitamin A supplementation is helping to reduce deficiency among Afghan children, with researchers recommending that all children aged six to 59 months receive supplements.
WATCH NOW: Gates Foundation funded study develops ‘unique nutrient-delivery system’
A unique new nutrient delivery system, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, could help billions of people suffering from malnutrition by improving the way iron and vitamin A are fortified into foods, say those behind the project.
A study presented at the Nutrition 2018 conference in Boston suggests that adequate vitamin A levels may support infant growth—and that one Midwestern city may have a vitamin A ‘public health problem.’
A hand-held device that provides rapid results could transform assessment of micronutrient deficiencies, says a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Elderly people with low vitamin A levels may be more at risk of Alzheimer’s disease and lower brain functioning, says a new study that also finds even marginal vitamin A deficiency at birth can influence long-term risks.
Functional tea company t plus drinks donates £0.10 (€0.12) from the sale of every box to the charity Vitamin Angels, which it hopes will help fight vitamin A deficiency.
Research backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation could offer a new solution to the problem of vitamin A deficiency by creating modified gut bacteria, researchers told NutraIngredients.
A German government-industry programme has succeeded in delivering vitamin A-fortified oil to 100 million malnourished people – especially children – in developing countries who use it regularly to cook with.
DSM is handing its developing world vitamin A-based anti-blindness project, Sight and Life, to Vitamin Angels, the charity that has connected ingredient suppliers with more than 24m children, especially those who are vitamin A deficient.
Supplements of vitamin A may reduce child mortality in low and middle income countries by an astonishing 24%, which could save 600,000 lives per year, says a new meta-analysis.
Supplementation with vitamin A or beta carotene while pregnant may not reduce the risk of maternal or infant death in malnourished areas, according to new research.
Vitamin A may play a critical role in production of energy in our cells, says an international team of researchers who claim to have solved the “nearly 100-year-old question” of why vitamin A deficiency causes so many diseases.
Women expecting twins or their second child inside two years are at
an increased risk of vitamin A deficiency and could benefit from
beta-carotene supplementation, says a study based in Germany.
American nutrition charity Vitamin Angels has launched a new
campaign to distribute vitamin A supplements to the world's poorest
children at risk from blindness and is relying on corporate aid for
success.
A new technique that allows researchers to track carotenoids
consumed in plant foods through the body's bloodstream confirms the
role of plant beta-carotene in raising vitamin A levels.
A day-long symposium on human nutrition will take place tomorrow at
the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore,
US, entitled Food and Famine: Nutritional Conundrums.
