Plant sources of vitamin A and human nutrition: red palm oil does the job.
Studies in India demonstrate that the beta-carotene in red palm oil is as effective as high-dose retinyl palmitate as a supplement to restore and preserve vitamin A nutriture in schoolchildren and may be an effective food-based strategy to combat hypovitaminosis A.
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Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging, and Metabolism (CeSSIAM), Guatemala City, Guatemala.
D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D004032:Diet; D004224:Diterpenes; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D000073878:Palm Oil; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000084562:Retinyl Esters; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000178:diet therapy*
D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D004224:Diterpenes; D010938:Plant Oils; D000084562:Retinyl Esters; D014801:Vitamin A; C014794:retinol palmitate; D000073878:Palm Oil