Serum Carotenoids Reveal Poor Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Schoolchildren in Burkina Faso
Bationo J, Zeba A, Abbeddou S, Coulibaly N, Sombier O, Sheftel J, Bassole I, Barro N, Ouedraogo J, Tanumihardjo S. Serum Carotenoids Reveal Poor Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Schoolchildren in Burkina Faso. Nutrients 2018, 10: 1422. PMID: 30287727, PMCID: PMC6213241, DOI: 10.3390/nu10101422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum retinol concentrationsSerum carotenoidsRetinol concentrationsVegetable intakeLow serum carotenoidsSerum carotene concentrationSerum carotenoid concentrationsTotal serum carotenoid concentrationsLow serum vitaminCross-sectional studyIndividual carotenoid concentrationsΒ-cryptoxanthinHabitual intakeSerum vitaminHigh prevalenceLow intakeReference rangeVitamin A.IntakeHealth benefitsRich fruitsCarotenoid concentrationsBurkina FasoHigh-performance liquid chromatographySchoolchildren