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Current Pediatric Research| Volume: 22
November 28-29, 2018 | Dubai, UAE
15th World Congress on
Pediatrics, Clinical Pediatrics and Nutrition
28th International Conference on
Nursing Practice
Joint Event
&
Effect of Vitamin A, Zinc and Multivitamin supplementation on the nutritional status and retinol
serum values in school-age children
Carmen Maria Carrero Gonzalez, Carmen Carrero, Jorymar Leal, Pablo Ortega, Alexander Parody, Marilyn Montilla, Leandro Sierra,
Amelec Viloria, Tito Crissien Borrero and Noel Varela
Universidad Simón Bolívar, Colombia
Micronutrientdeficiencyor“HiddenHunger”representsthe
most widespread form of malnutrition in the world. The
aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation
with Vitamin A as a single dose, Zinc and Vitamin A + Zinc
on nutritional status, and on serum retinol and zinc levels
in schoolchildren. A database total of 80 schoolchildren
(girls=47 and boys=33) were evaluated about the effect of
supplementation with vitamin A (VA), Zinc (Zn) and VA + Zn on
nutritional anthropometric status, and on serum retinol and
zinc values. Serum retinol concentrations were determined by
HPLC, according to Bieri method, considering 30 lg/dL normal
VA; serum zinc was analyzed by Flame Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry, considering < 0.72 lg/dL normal zinc and < 0.05
was considered. The deficiency of the nutritional consumption
of zinc was high in the students, contrary to the consumption
of vitamin A which was normal. The observed prevalence of
DVA was 6.25%, RDVA 23.75% and DZn 97.50%. The isolated or
combined supplementation of vitamin A and Zinc contributes
to the maintenance of the anthropometric state; however,
they are ineffective in the cases of low consumption of these
nutrients to reach optimum circulating values.
Speaker Biography
Carmen Maria Carrero Gonzalez, Ph.D. in health sciences (PhD) mentioned research,
at the age of 51 years of the Zulia University Venezuela with 7 publications in indexed
journals 2 chapters of books, Professor of Child Nutrition in the Simon Bolivar University
of Barranquilla Colombia.
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Carmen Maria Carrero Gonzalez et al., Pediatrics and Clinical Pediatrics 2018
& Nursing Practice 2018, Volume 22
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C2-006