Serum Retinol Levels in Pregnant Adolescents and Their Relationship with Habitual Food Intake, Infection and Obstetric, Nutritional and Socioeconomic Variables

Serum Retinol Levels in Pregnant Adolescents and Their Relationship with Habitual Food Intake, Infection and Obstetric, Nutritional and Socioeconomic Variables

Globally, vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects about 19.1 million pregnant women. Its occurrence is classically associated with inadequate food intake and may also be associated with socioeconomic factors and the presence of infection. The aim of this study was to determine the factors related to seru...

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Main Authors: Laís Spíndola Garcêz, Geania de Sousa Paz Lima, Adriana de Azevedo Paiva, Suzana Maria Rebêlo Sampaio da Paz, Erica Ivana Lázaro Gomes, Valéria Sutti Nunes, Eliana Cotta de Faria, Sílvia de Barros-Mazon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
Vitamin A deficiency
vitamin A
pregnancy
pregnancy in adolescence
food consumption
serum retinol
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/11/669

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