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ArticleThe British journal of nutrition2025

Vitamin A deficiency in India and seasonality of vitamin A-rich food consumption.

Rupinder Sahota, Fanny Sandalinas, Christopher Chagumaira, Robert Johnston, Jaswant S Khokhar, R Murray Lark, Arindam Das, Edward J M Joy, E Louise Ander

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Article in The British journal of nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Authors and funding

9 authors.

Rupinder SahotaDepartment of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-5797
Fanny SandalinasDepartment of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-4822
Christopher ChagumairaSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
Robert JohnstonUNICEF, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-7853
Jaswant S KhokharSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
R Murray LarkSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
Arindam DasInstitute of Health Management Research, IIHMR University, Jaipur, India.
Edward J M JoyDepartment of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
E Louise AnderSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.

Funding

Gates Foundation INV-002855
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) poses significant health risks and is prevalent in children and adolescents in India. This study aimed to determine the effect of seasonal variation and availability of vitamin A-rich (VA-rich) foods on serum retinol in adolescents. Data on serum retinol levels from adolescents (

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DietSeasonsVitamin AVitamin A DeficiencyAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFruitHumansIndiaMaleNutrition SurveysPrevalenceVegetablesVitamin ASeasonalitySerum retinolSurvey designVitamin A deficiencyVitamin A-rich foods

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