1. Filipino Children with High Usual Vitamin A Intakes and Exposure to Multiple Sources of Vitamin A Have Elevated Total Body Stores of Vitamin A But Do Not Show Clear Evidence of Vitamin A Toxicity
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Engle-Stone, Reina, Miller, Jody C, Reario, Maria Fatima Dolly, Arnold, Charles D, Stormer, Ame, Lafuente, Eleanore, Oxley, Anthony, Capanzana, Mario V, Cabanilla, Carl Vincent D, Ford, Jennifer Lynn, Clark, Adam, Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P, Brown, Kenneth H, Lietz, Georg, and Haskell, Marjorie J
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Prevention ,Nutrition ,Liver Disease ,Digestive Diseases ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Clinical Research ,3.3 Nutrition and chemoprevention ,Prevention of disease and conditions ,and promotion of well-being ,Oral and gastrointestinal ,vitamin A ,dietary intake ,retinol isotope dilution ,total body stores ,toxicity ,supplements ,fortified foods ,children ,Philippines - Abstract
BackgroundYoung children exposed to high-dose vitamin A supplements (VAS) and vitamin A (VA)-fortified foods may be at risk of high VA intake and high VA total body stores (TBS).ObjectivesTBS and estimated liver VA concentration were compared among children with adequate or high VA intake and different timing of exposure to VAS, and associations between estimated liver VA concentrations and biomarkers of VA toxicity were examined.MethodsChildren 12-18 mo of age (n = 123) were selected for 3 groups: 1) retinol intake >600 µg/d and VAS within the past mo, 2) retinol intake >600 µg/d and VAS in the past 3-6 mo, and 3) VA intake 200-500 µg retinol activity equivalents (RAE)/d and VAS in the past 3-6 mo. Dietary intake data were collected to measure VA intakes from complementary foods, breast milk, and low-dose, over-the-counter supplements. TBS were assessed by retinol isotope dilution, and VA toxicity biomarkers were measured. Main outcomes were compared by group.ResultsMean (95% CI) VA intakes excluding VAS were 1184 (942, 1426), 980 (772, 1187), and 627 (530, 724) µg RAE/d, in groups 1-3, respectively; mean VA intake was higher in groups 1 and 2 compared with group 3 (P 1 µmol/g liver). There was no evidence of chronic VA toxicity, suggesting that the liver VA cutoff value should be re-evaluated. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03030339.
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- 2022