Vitamin A status in healthy women eating traditionally prepared spirulina (Dihé) in the Chad Lake area.

Imar Djibrine SoudyRégine Minet-QuinardAlhadj Djidda MahamatHadjé Fatimé NgouaAbdelaziz Arada IzzedineAbdelsalam TidjaniElisabeth Ngo BumCéline LambertBruno PereiraJehan-François DesjeuxVincent Sapin

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The results confirm that β-carotene in spirulina is an effective positive modulator of blood retinol status. Dihé is a potential natural source of β-carotene to achieve a proper vitamin A status in healthy women living near Chad Lake.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
cervical cancer screening
risk assessment
breast cancer risk
insulin resistance