title: Plasma retinol and tocopherols of breast-feeding Sudanese women.
abstract: The status of vitamin A and vitamin E has been evaluated in 69 well-nourished breast-feeding Sudanese women of two villages of the irrigated Gezira area. All were consuming local Sudanese food. Plasma retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and total tocopherol were estimated by HPLC. Tocopherol values have been related to total plasma lipids, cholesterol and phospholipids. The plasma retinol concentrations ranged between 29.19-141.37 micrograms/dl (mean 63.01 micrograms/dl). All values are well above 20 micrograms/dl, the lower cut-off point of normal, and reveal a good vitamin A status. The ratio of total tocopherol/total lipids (mg/g) was with 1.35-2.72 far above the lowest normal ratio of 0.60. This means an excellent vitamin E status. Neither the retinol nor the tocopherol values showed a correlation to parity or duration of breast-feeding.
authors.affiliation: Gezira University, Dept. of Pediatrics, Wad Medani, Sudan.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: el-Karib
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Laryea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mayatepek
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: el-Amin
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bremer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007774:Lactation; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E