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Food fortification to reduce vitamin A deficiency: International Vitamin A...
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition Dary, Omar; Mora, Jose O September 1, 2002 700+ words ...fortification has been used successfully in the developed world for >80 y. Reduction of goiter, rickets, ariboflavinosis and pellagra in the United States is attributed to the consumption of foods fortified with iodine, vitamin D... |
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Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science LeBlanc, J G; Burgess, C; Sesma, F; de Giori, G Savoy; van Sinderen, D October 1, 2005 700+ words ...fermented product, with increased levels of riboflavin, was able to eliminate most physiological manifestations of ariboflavinosis, such as stunted growth, elevated erythrocyte glutathione reductase activation coefficient values and hepatomegaly... |
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ariboflavinosis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing ariboflavinosis (ă-ry-boh-flay-vin- oh -sis) n. the group of symptoms caused by deficiency of riboflavin (vitamin B 2 ). These symptoms include inflammation of the tongue and lips and sores in the corners of the mouth. |
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Vitamins, Water-Soluble
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z ...growth. Riboflavin deficiency causes a condition known as ariboflavinosis, which is marked by cheilosis (cracks at the corners...grain cereals, nuts, and seeds None reported Riboflavin Ariboflavinosis: inflammation of tongue (glossitis), cracks at corners... |
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Riboflavin
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...do so. Store supplements in a cool, dry place, away from light, and out of the reach of children. Deficiency Ariboflavinosis is the term for the condition of vitamin B2 deficiency. Since small amounts can be stored in the liver and kidneys... |
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vitamin B2
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...amino acids. Deficiency impairs energy‐yielding metabolism and results in a set of symptoms known as ariboflavinosis: cracking of the skin at the corners of the mouth (angular stomatitis), fissuring of the lips (cheilosis... |
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cheilosis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing cheilosis (ky- loh -sis) n. swollen cracked bright-red lips. This is a common symptom of many nutritional disorders, including ariboflavinosis (vitamin B 2 deficiency). |
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