Serum carotenoids reveal poor fruit and vegetable intake among schoolchildren in Burkina Faso

Serum carotenoids reveal poor fruit and vegetable intake among schoolchildren in Burkina Faso

The health benefits of fruits and vegetables are well-documented. Those rich in provitamin A carotenoids are good sources of vitamin A. This cross-sectional study indirectly assessed fruit and vegetable intakes using serum carotenoids in 193 schoolchildren aged 7 to 12 years in the Western part of B...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Bationo, Jean Fidèle, Zeba, Augustin N, Abbeddou, Souheila, Coulibaly, Nadine D, Sombier, Olivier O, Sheftel, Jesse, Bassole, Imael Henri Nestor, Barro, Nicolas, Ouedraogo, Jean Bosco, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agriculture and Food Sciences
alpha-carotene
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
beta-carotene
beta-cryptoxanthin
carotenoids
FALCIPARUM
lutein
MALARIA
Medicine and Health Sciences
PROVITAMIN
provitamin A
retinol
SUPPLEMENTATION
vitamin A
VITAMIN-A INTAKE
WOMEN
YOUNG-CHILDREN
α-carotene
β-carotene
β-cryptoxanthin
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The health benefits of fruits and vegetables are well-documented. Those rich in provitamin A carotenoids are good sources of vitamin A. This cross-sectional study indirectly assessed fruit and vegetable intakes using serum carotenoids in 193 schoolchildren aged 7 to 12 years in the Western part of Burkina Faso. The mean total serum carotenoid concentration was 0.23 +/- 0.29 mu mol/L, which included alpha- and beta-carotene, lutein, and beta-cryptoxanthin, and determined with serum retinol concentrations in a single analysis with high performance liquid chromatography. Serum retinol concentration was 0.80 +/- 0.35 mu mol/L with 46% of children (n = 88) having low values
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643