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Vitamin A keeps our bodies healthy
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Our body needs vitamin A because: ° it protects against illness ° it helps the body to recover more quickly from illness ° it helps to keep eyes healthy ° it helps to keep the skin, gut and lungs healthy.
(...) Thousands of children die every year because of lack of vitamin A. The first signs of vitamin A deficiency are night blindness, dry eyes and eye infections.
(...) For babies under 6 months the best source of vitamin A is breast milk, if the mother has enough vitamin A.
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Vitamins are organic substances found in plant and animal foods. (...) Vitamins that are important for human health include Vitamin A, Vitamin D. Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenate and Biotin.
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Vitamines
Les vitamines sont des composés organiques qui se trouvent dans les aliments d’origine animale ou végétale. De petites quantités de vitamines sont essentielles à une croissance corporelle normale et à l’activité physiologique. Les vitamines importantes pour la santé humaine incluent la vitamine A, la vitamine D, la vitamine E, la vitamine K, la vitamine C, la thiamine, la riboflavine, la niacine, la vitamine B6, le folate, la vitamine B12, le pantothenate et la biotine.
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Technical Bulletin No.18 (November 2013)
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF
VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN FORTIFIED FOODS
Background:
Foods are a major source of nutrients, including vitamins and minerals. (...) Food fortification consists of adding vitamins and minerals (e.g. iodine, iron or
vitamin A) to widely and frequently consumed staple foods like salt, flour, oil or sugar. Populations that consume adequate amounts of fortified foods as part of
their diet receive the necessary intake of vitamins and minerals. Food fortification has therefore become a proven intervention, and in certain countries is mandatory, as it can address vitamin and mineral deficiencies through large-
scale programmes.
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Vitamin A Supplementation: Market and Supply Update
UNICEF Supply Division
June 2018
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Vitamin A Supplementation
Market and Supply Update – June 2018
1. (...) A third of young children and pregnant women in low-income countries
experience VAD. 2
To eliminate VAD and its consequences, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends
breastfeeding, as breast milk is a natural source of vitamin A, as well as vitamin A
supplementation, combined with a vitamin A-rich diet and food fortification. 3 For those already
affected by VAD, two rounds a year of high-dose vitamin A supplementation is critical and can
significantly reduce mortality and morbidity. 4 WHO includes vitamin A on its List of Essential
Medicines (EML). 5 The EML comprises a list of essential medicines that should be available in all
functioning health systems.
UNICEF procures vitamin A mostly as retinol, which is the animal form of vitamin A, with a
minimum shelf-life of 24 months.
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Global Food Losses and
Food Waste Report1 and
FAOSTAT’s food balance
sheets2 were used to
estimate volumes of FLW
in 7 world regions
Vitamins A and C contents
in fruits and vegetables
were determined using the
USDA3 National Nutrient
Database.
(...) Results Methods
• IA had the highest per capita vitamins A and C in FLW in fruit and vegetables (vitamin A: 784 R/day
and vitamin C: 90 mg/day), the lowest were found in SSA (vitamin A: 135 RE/day; vitamin C: 26
mg/day) [FIG.1 and FIG.2].
• Globally, harvest, post-harvest and consumption accounted for the majority of vitamins FLW along
the food supply chains, processing accounted for the lowest FLW.
• Agricultural production in IA and NAO had the highest vitamins A and C FLW respectively (Vitamin
A: 228 RE/d; vitamin C 33mg/d).
• IA was also the lead region globally with the highest vitamin A FLW among fruits and vegetables
across the food supply chain apart from processing.
• For vitamins A and C waste in fruit and vegetables at consumer end, IA produced the highest
waste, while the lowest was in SSA [FIG.3 and FIG.4].
(...) FIG. 1 Total per capita losses and waste of vitamin C
(mg/day) from fruit and vegetables across the 7 FAO regions FIG. 2 Total per capita losses and waste of vitamin A (RE/day) from
fruit and vegetables in the 7 FAO regions
FIG. 3 Vitamin C (mg/day) in fruit and vegetables losses and
waste from the food supply chain across the 7 FAO regions
FIG. 4 Vitamin A content (RE/day) in fruit and vegetables losses
and waste from the food supply chain across the 7 FAO regions
Conclusions
Objectives
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Over 140 million children at greater risk of illness as they miss life-saving vitamin A supplements
UNICEF urges immediate action as vitamin A coverage declines alarmingly, most starkly in West and Central Africa
02 May 2018
UNICEF/UN048391/Pirozzi
A girl receives a dose of vitamin A at a basic health centre in Khan Pur Baga Sher Village, in Muzaffargarh District in Punjab Province.
(...) But in 26 countries with the highest rates of child mortality – where vitamin A supplementation programmes are needed most – 62 million children missed vitamin A supplements in 2016, triple the number missed in 2015.
(...) At the same time, the report notes that until children have access to nutritious and safe diets that protect them from vitamin A deficiency, vitamin A supplementation programmes remain essential in many countries.
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Over 140 million children at greater risk of illness as they miss life-saving vitamin A supplements
UNICEF urges immediate action as vitamin A coverage declines alarmingly, most starkly in West and Central Africa
02 May 2018
UNICEF/UN048391/Pirozzi
A girl receives a dose of vitamin A at a basic health centre in Khan Pur Baga Sher Village, in Muzaffargarh District in Punjab Province.
(...) But in 26 countries with the highest rates of child mortality – where vitamin A supplementation programmes are needed most – 62 million children missed vitamin A supplements in 2016, triple the number missed in 2015.
(...) At the same time, the report notes that until children have access to nutritious and safe diets that protect them from vitamin A deficiency, vitamin A supplementation programmes remain essential in many countries.
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https://www.unicef.org/turkiye/en/node/2531
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Fruit and vegetables are excellent sources of vitamins and minerals
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Several nutrients – including water – are essential for growth, reproduction and good health.
Macronutrients are consumed in relatively large quantities and include proteins, carbohydrates, and fats and fatty acids.
Micronutrients – vitamins and minerals – are consumed in relatively smaller quantities, but are essential to body processes.
Carbohydrates
Fibre
Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases
Sugars
Reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce the risk of childhood overweight and obesity
Reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce the risk of unhealthy weight gain in adults
Reducing free sugars intake in adults to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases
Reducing free sugars intake in children to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases
Fats and fatty acids
Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy
Protein
Balanced energy and protein supplementation during pregnancy
Vitamins and minerals
Calcium
Calcium supplementation during pregnancy to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia
Folate
Daily iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
Daily iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in adult women and adolescent girls
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in adult women and adolescent girls in malaria-endemic areas
Iron supplementation with or without folic acid to reduce the risk of postpartum anaemia
Iron supplementation with or without folic acid to reduce the risk of postpartum anaemia in malaria-endemic areas
Periconceptional folic acid supplementation to prevent neural tube defects
Iodine
Iodine supplementation in pregnant and lactating women
Iodization of salt for the prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders
Iron
Daily iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
Daily iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas
Daily iron supplementation in adult women and adolescent girls
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Daily iron supplementation in children 24–59 months of age in malaria-endemic areas
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Daily iron supplementation in children 6-23 months of age in malaria-endemic areas
Daily iron supplementation in children and adolescents 5–12 years of age
Daily iron supplementation in children and adolescents 5–12 years of age in malaria-endemic areas
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in adult women and adolescent girls
Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in adult women and adolescent girls in malaria-endemic areas
Intermittent iron supplementation in preschool and school-age children
Intermittent iron supplementation in preschool and school-age children in malaria-endemic areas
Iron supplementation with or without folic acid to reduce the risk of postpartum anaemia
Iron supplementation with or without folic acid to reduce the risk of postpartum anaemia in malaria-endemic areas
Potassium
Increasing potassium intake to control blood pressure in children
Increasing potassium intake to reduce blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular diseases in adults
Sodium
Iodization of salt for the prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders
Reducing sodium intake to control blood pressure in children
Reducing sodium intake to reduce blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular diseases in adults
Vitamin A
Vitamin A fortification of staple foods
Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy
Vitamin A supplementation in children 6–59 months of age with severe acute malnutrition
Vitamin A supplementation in children with respiratory infections
Vitamin A supplementation in HIV-infected adults
Vitamin A supplementation in HIV-infected infants and children 6–59 months of age
Vitamin A supplementation in HIV-infected women during pregnancy
Vitamin A supplementation in infants 1–5 months of age
Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children 6–59 months of age
Vitamin A supplementation in neonates
Vitamin A supplementation in postpartum women
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Vitamin B6 supplementation during pregnancy
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Vitamin E and C supplementation during pregnancy
Vitamin D
Vitamin D supplementation and respiratory infections in children
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy
Vitamin D supplementation in infants
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Vitamin E and C supplementation during pregnancy
Vitamin E supplementation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
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Zinc supplementation and growth in children
Zinc supplementation during pregnancy
Zinc supplementation in children with respiratory infections
Zinc supplementation in the management of diarrhoea
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Biofortification of staple crops
Fortification of maize flour and corn meal
Fortification of rice
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Micronutrient intake in children with severe acute malnutrition
Micronutrient supplementation in HIV-infected women during pregnancy
Micronutrient supplementation in individuals with active tuberculosis
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Multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods consumed by children 6–23 months of age
Multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women
Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy
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Balanced energy and protein supplementation during pregnancy
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Supplementary feeding in community settings for promoting child growth
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Therapeutic feeding of children 6–59 months of age with severe acute malnutrition and acute or persistent diarrhoea
Transition feeding of children 6–59 months of age with severe acute malnutrition
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