Publications by authors named "Belen Feungpean"
Background: Premature infants are at risk of vitamin A deficiency due to inadequate transplacental transport, inadequate storage and increased tissue utilization. Previous studies reported a significant decrease in serum vitamin A levels in premature infants at birth compared to those of full term infants.
Objective: To determine serial changes of plasma vitamin A status during the first month of life in 19 healthy, very low birth weight premature infants.
Objective: Malabsorption and deficiency of vitamin E are common consequences of chronic cholestasis. The objective of this study was to determine vitamin E status by using plasma vitamin E/total lipid ratio (E/L) in children with cholestasis during supplementation with 20 IU/kg/day and 100 IU/kg/day of oral vitamin E capsule, and 50 IU/kg/day of cold water soluble form (CWSIF) of vitamin E.
Method: Children with cholestasis who were being supplemented with 20 IU/kg/day of oral vitamin E capsule (dl-alpha-tocopherol) were enrolled into this study.