Less than adequate vitamin E status observed in a group of preschool boys and girls living in the United States

In that data were not available on the vitamin E status of young children, the aim of the study was to evaluate the vitamin E status of preschool children by three commonly used criteria: vitamin E intakes, plasma α-tocopherol concentrations and plasma α-tocopherol/total lipid ratios. Twenty-two eth...

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Published in:The Journal of nutritional biochemistry 2006-02, Vol.17 (2), p.132-138
Main Authors: Drewel, Brian T., Giraud, David W., Davy, Sarah R., Driskell, Judy A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alpha-tocopherol
alpha-Tocopherol - administration & dosage
alpha-Tocopherol - blood
Biological and medical sciences
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
boys
child nutrition
Child, Preschool
Diet
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Energy Intake
Ethnic Groups
fat intake
Female
food records
gamma-tocopherol
gamma-Tocopherol - administration & dosage
gamma-Tocopherol - blood
girls
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Lipids - blood
Male
Medical sciences
nutritional adequacy
Nutritional Status
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
Plasma α-tocopherol
Plasma γ-tocopherol
Preschool children
United States - epidemiology
vitamin deficiencies
vitamin E
Vitamin E - administration & dosage
Vitamin E Deficiency - diagnosis
Vitamin E Deficiency - epidemiology
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin E status
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Summary:In that data were not available on the vitamin E status of young children, the aim of the study was to evaluate the vitamin E status of preschool children by three commonly used criteria: vitamin E intakes, plasma α-tocopherol concentrations and plasma α-tocopherol/total lipid ratios. Twenty-two ethnically diverse preschool children (13 males and 9 females), aged 2 to 5 years, living in Lincoln, NE, served as subjects. The subjects were in two groups: 2–3 and 4–5 years old. Energy, fat, and α- and γ-tocopherol intakes of the subjects were estimated utilizing two 24-h food recalls. Plasma α- and γ-tocopherol and total lipid concentrations were ascertained. No significant differences by age grouping or gender were observed for vitamin E intakes, plasma α-tocopherol concentrations, plasma γ-tocopherol concentrations and plasma α-tocopherol/total lipid ratios of subjects. Plasma α-tocopherol concentrations indicative of less than adequate status (
ISSN:0955-2863
1873-4847
DOI:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2005.06.003