Vitamin A status in healthy women eating traditionally prepared spirulina (Dihé) in the Chad Lake area.

Vitamin A status in healthy women eating traditionally prepared spirulina (Dihé) in the Chad Lake area.

Chad Lake is a central place in a region with a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. Spirulina, a natural source of β-carotene, is traditionally produced and eaten as "Dihé" around Chad Lake. β-carotene spirulina has been found to have a high conversion factor to retinol. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Imar Djibrine Soudy, Régine Minet-Quinard, Alhadj Djidda Mahamat, Hadjé Fatimé Ngoua, Abdelaziz Arada Izzedine, Abdelsalam Tidjani, Elisabeth Ngo Bum, Céline Lambert, Bruno Pereira, Jehan-François Desjeux, Vincent Sapin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5788361?pdf=render

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