Emorn Udomkesmalee, Siriporn Tuntipopipat, Tim R Kramer, and ABSTRACT in Northeast
Sakorn Dhanamitta, Orapin Banjong, Nipa J Cecil S,nith Jr
Previous surveys Thailand may benefit
supplementation. y with marginal
One plasma
hundred retinol
suggested that from vitamin
Siitaya Sirisinha, Rojroongwasinkul,
young children A and/or zinc
thirty-three children (< 1.05 zmol/L) and
aged 6-13 Zn (< 12.2
zmol/L) concentrations They were randomly
participated in a double-blind study. assigned and supplemented with either zinc (25 mg/d), vitamin A (1500 RE/d), zinc plus vitamin A, or placebo for 6 mo. Biochemical indices of vitamin A (plasma vitamin
A, retinol-binding
alkaline
phosphatase)
adequate
liver
protein) increased
stones
toration
time
A and zinc as measured
functional
vitamin mentation
allowance
(plasma
dose
in an improvement light
(dark
improvements
adaptometry).
in populations
nutritune than two nutrients.
had 20%).
Sakorn Dhanamitta, Orapin Banjong, Nipa J Cecil S,nith Jr
Previous surveys Thailand may benefit
supplementation. y with marginal
One plasma
hundred retinol
suggested that from vitamin
Siitaya Sirisinha, Rojroongwasinkul,
young children A and/or zinc
thirty-three children (< 1.05 zmol/L) and
aged 6-13 Zn (< 12.2
zmol/L) concentrations They were randomly
participated in a double-blind study. assigned and supplemented with either zinc (25 mg/d), vitamin A (1500 RE/d), zinc plus vitamin A, or placebo for 6 mo. Biochemical indices of vitamin A (plasma vitamin
A, retinol-binding
alkaline
phosphatase)
adequate
liver
protein) increased
stones
toration
time
A and zinc as measured
functional
vitamin mentation
allowance
(plasma
dose
in an improvement light
(dark
improvements
adaptometry).
in populations
nutritune than two nutrients.
had 20%).
