Evidence of grave vitamin A deficiency among lactating women in the semi-arid rural area of Makhaza in Zimbabwe

<p>Ncube TN, Malaba L, Greiner T, Gebre-Medhin M. Evidence of grave vitamin A deficiency among lactating women in the semi-arid rural area of Makhaza in Zimbabwe. A population-based study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 55:229-234, 2001. </p> <p>Among a virtually complete sample of 207 lactating women with babies aged 2-12 months in the semi-arid rural area of Makhaza in Zimbabwe, 40% had vitamin A de®ciency (SR<20 mg/dl), and 76% had low liver stores of vitamin A (RDR>20%). </p> <p> </p> <p> </p

Supplementing lactating women with puréed papaya and grated carrots improved vitamin A status in a placebo-controlled trial

<p>Ncube TN, Greiner T, Malaba LC, and Gebre-Medhin M. Supplementing lactating women with puréed papaya and grated carrots improved vitamin A status in a placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition 131:1497-1502, 2001.</p