The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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A New Approach for the Control of Vitamin A Deficiency


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1 Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta, India
     

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Vitamin A deficiency has been identified as a leading nutritional deficiency disorder among young children and a major reason for causing blindness. A survey conducted by ICMR during 1971-74 on all India basis indicated that the cause of blindness for 2 per cent of the total 9 million blinds in the country were attributable to corneal diseases caused by vitamin A deficiency. Similar studies conducted by ICMR during 1965-69 had shown that about 7 per cent children in the age group of 1-5 years had ocular signs and vitamin A deficiency.
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Authors

Indira Chakravarty
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta, India
Saraswati Bulusu
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta, India

Abstract


Vitamin A deficiency has been identified as a leading nutritional deficiency disorder among young children and a major reason for causing blindness. A survey conducted by ICMR during 1971-74 on all India basis indicated that the cause of blindness for 2 per cent of the total 9 million blinds in the country were attributable to corneal diseases caused by vitamin A deficiency. Similar studies conducted by ICMR during 1965-69 had shown that about 7 per cent children in the age group of 1-5 years had ocular signs and vitamin A deficiency.