The contribution of plant foods to the vitamin A supply of lactating women in Vietnam: a randomized controlled trial
Background: More information is needed on the efficacy of carotenoids from plant foods in improving vitamin A status. Objective: We aimed to quantify the efficacy of provitamin A¿rich vegetables and fruit in improving vitamin A status. Design: Breastfeeding women in 9 rural communes in Vietnam were randomly allocated to 1 of 4 groups: the vegetable group (n = 73), which ingested 5.6 mg ß-carotene/d from green leafy vegetables; the fruit group (n = 69), which ingested 4.8 mg ß-carotene/d from orange or yellow fruit; the retinol-rich group (n = 70), which ingested 610 µg retinol/d from animal foods and 0.6 mg ß-carotene/d; and the control group (n = 68), which ingested 0.4 mg ß-carotene/d. Meals of groups 1, 2, and 4 contained
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article/Letter to editor biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, bioavailability, children, consumption, dark-green, humans, leafy vegetables, lutein, spinach, |
| Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-contribution-of-plant-foods-to-the-vitamin-a-supply-of-lactat |
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