![]() ![]() Vitamin A deficiency is one of the world's top five major malnutrition problems estimated to affect more than 124 million children worldwide (Fuchs, Ausayakhum, Ruckphaopunt, Tansuhaj, & Suskind, 1994 Rumore, 1993 Underwood & Olson, 1993). Dietary counseling and vitamin supplementation for high risk children is a necessary health promotion intervention. Consequently, focused dietary assessment of vitamin A intake by a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is a necessary component of health care maintenance, especially for toddlers and preschool age children. Lack of a simple screening test to measure subclinical deficiency adds to this problem. ![]() The problem is probably under recognized in the United States and other developed countries who do not normally consider their citizens to be malnourished. Vitamin A deficiency in its subclinical form is a world health problem in young children. ![]()
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