Vitamins A and E status in an urban Lebanese population: a case study at Dar Al-Fatwa area, Beirut.

Vitamin A and E status are widely studied in various populations because of their association with several diseases. Fasting plasma vitamin A and E status of 857 Lebanese adults residing in Dar Al-Fatwa, Beirut were assessed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Mean retinol and alpha-tocopherol concentrations were 59.