title: [The vitamin and trace element status of the personnel of the Chernobyl Atomic Electric Power Station and of preschool children in the city of Slavutich].
abstract: Supply of the Chernobyl NPP staff and Slavutich children with vitamins and minerals has been examined in spring 1992. From 43 to 100% of people have moderate deficiency of vitamin C, B1, B2, B6 and folic acid, 6-61%--deep deficiency of these nutrients. Most of the people have insufficient supply with vitamins in the form of polyhypovitaminosis, i.e. combined deficiency of ascorbic acid and of 2 or 3 vitamins of the B group. Deficiency of 2 vitamins was found in 20% of adults of 3 vitamins in 37%, of 4 vitamins in 29% and of 1 vitamin in 10% of adults. Only 4% of examined adults are sufficiently supplied with all vitamins and none of children. Deficiency of 1 vitamin was found in 11% of children, of 2 vitamins in 15%, of 3 vitamins in 17%, of 4 vitamins in 35%, of 5 vitamins in 20% and of 6 vitamins in 2% of children. Supply of children with all vitamins has been improved when they received combined vitamin-mineral preparation "Duovit" for one month. Universal prophylactic vitaminization by means of administration of ascorbic acid and polyvitamin preparations in doses corresponding to the daily physiological requirement should be recommended as the most reliable, effective and economical measure aimed to improve supply of the population with vitamins.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Spirichev
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Kodentsova
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Blazheevich
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Aleĭnik
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sokol'nikov
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Vrzhesinskaia
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Isaev
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Alekseeva
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Pereverzeva
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Golubkina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001361:Avitaminosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014455:Ukraine; D014505:Urban Population; D014815:Vitamins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D014131:Trace Elements; D014815:Vitamins
vernacular_title: Vitaminnyĭ i mikroélementnyĭ status personala ChAES i deteĭ doshkol'nogo vozrasta g. Slavuticha.