Association between vitamin A supplementation and stunting and anemia in socially vulnerable Brazilian children.
Purpose: Vitamin A is related to concentrations of insulin-like growth factor type 1, a protein produced in response to growth hormone, and to increased mobilization of body iron stores. Thus, vitamin A aids in increased hematopoiesis and may be useful in preventing stunting and anemia. This study a...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Nutrition Vol. 63; no. 8; pp. 3281 - 3289 |
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Springer Nature
Dec2024
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