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  2. Vitamin A deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Although synthetic vitamin A supplementation is a useful and effective treatment for VAD, a 2017 review (updated in 2022) reported that synthetic vitamin A supplementation may not be the best long‐term solution for vitamin A deficiency, but rather food fortification, improved food distribution programs, and crop improvement, such as for ...

  3. Micronutrient deficiency - Wikipedia

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    In plants a micronutrient deficiency (or trace mineral deficiency) is a physiological plant disorder which occurs when a micronutrient is deficient in the soil in which a plant grows. Micronutrients are distinguished from macronutrients ( nitrogen , phosphorus , sulfur , potassium , calcium and magnesium ) by the relatively low quantities ...

  4. Vitamin deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin deficiency is the condition of ... The recommended prevention treatment is an intramuscular ... Addition of micronutrients to staples and condiments can ...

  5. Vitamin A - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin A deficiency is "the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness", according to UNICEF. [10] [22] It also increases the risk of death from common childhood conditions, such as diarrhea. UNICEF regards addressing vitamin A deficiency as critical to reducing child mortality, the fourth of the United Nations' Millennium Development ...

  6. Micronutrient - Wikipedia

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    Global vitamin A supplementation efforts have targeted 103 priority countries. In 1999, 16 percent of children in these countries received two annual doses of vitamin A. By 2007, the rate increased to 62 percent. [18] Fortification of staple foods with vitamin A has uncertain benefits on reducing the risk of subclinical vitamin A deficiency. [19]

  7. Xerophthalmia - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of the deficiency can be accomplished with a vitamin A or multivitamin supplement or by eating foods rich in vitamin A. Treatment with supplements and/or diet can be successful until the disease progresses as far as corneal ulceration, at which point only an extreme surgery can offer a chance of returning sight.

  8. Malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. [11] [12] Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues and form.

  9. Nutritional challenges of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) issued consultative recommendations regarding nutrient requirements in HIV/AIDS. [6] A generally healthy diet was promoted. For HIV-infected adults, the WHO recommended micronutrient intake comes from a good diet at RDA levels; higher intake of vitamin A, zinc, and iron can produce adverse effects in HIV positive adults, and these were not recommended unless ...