[Vitamin A deficiency in children of rural areas of the semi-arid region in Bahia].

Abstract:

:The distribution and magnitude of vitamin A deficiency and dietary consumption of 161 children at 6 to 72 months of age in rural zones in Cansancao-Bahia-Brazil were evaluated. The serum retinol levels were measured by the spectrophotometric method (Bassey-Lowry modified by Araujo and Flores). The serum retinol average was found to be distributed homogeneously throughout the different age groups. Inadequate serum retinol levels (<20,0 mu g/dl) were detected in 44.7% of the children, which characterized the deficiency as constituting a public health problem. The serum retinol levels showed no statistically significant association as between the sex and age of the children; however the children of less than 24 months showed a higher prevalence of inadequate serum retinol levels. The main available source of vitamin A for these children was represented by carotenoids, especially beta-carotene. Foods regarded as being rich in vitamin A were consumed by all age groups. The greatest diversification of consumption of foodstuffs with moderate and low vitamin A content was observed in the group of children of from 24 to 72 months of age, through this was no guarantee of adequate serum retinol levels in this group however.

journal_name

Rev Saude Publica

journal_title

Revista de saude publica

authors

da Silva Prado M,Assis AM,Martins MC,Nazare PA,Rezende IF,Conceicao ME

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-08-01 00:00:00

pages

295-300

issue

4

eissn

0034-8910

issn

1518-8787

journal_volume

29

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