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Hidden Hunger of Vitamin E among Healthy College Students: A Cross- Sectional Study
Zhongqi Wan1, Li Wang2, Yinyang Xu3
1Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Background:
College students may have a risk of fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies due to unhealthy dietary habits, especially for vitamin A and E. They are important members of the human antioxidant network; deficiencies of these vitamins may increase the risk of many critical diseases.
Objective:
The current study was undertaken to determine the status of vitamin A and E in college students.
Methods:
Healthy college students were recruited, and fasting blood samples of them were collected and used for determining serum levels of retinol and α-tocopherol by the HPLC method.
Results:
We found that there was no vitamin A deficiency in college students. However, vitamin E deficiency existed in 34.5% of college students, especially in males. All the students had no vitamin E adequacy. In addition, our findings showed that BMI was inversely associated with serum α-- tocopherol, but not serum retinol.
Conclusion:
These results suggest that vitamin E deficiency in college students should be given more attention, and it is necessary to consider using vitamin E supplements.
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