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Vitamins
Native beer as a useful
tool against deficiency disease?
The survey highlights the
signs of Vitamin A deficiency among the
population of Teso. The deficiency was
attributed to dietetic, climatic, financial
and social factors which varied in importance
in the different areas. The effects of
age and sex are discussed. Also, the value
of native beer in preventing other deficiency
disease is stressed in the following paper.
Reference:
Loewenthal, J. A. (1935). "An inquiry
into vitamin A deficiency among the population
of the Teso, Uganda, with special reference
to school children." Annual Tropical
Medicine 29: 349.
Vitamin supply in Uganda's past
This article provides interesting insight
into the food patterns and nutrient intakes
of East African's past and highlights
the major influencing factors which brought
about the changes.
Reprinted from Oltersdorf,
U. (1971). Comparison of Nutrient Intakes
in East Africa. Proceedings of a conference
held in Blantyre, Malawi, International
Biological Programme, 7 Marylebone road,
London, NW1, England, copyright 1971,
with permission from Oltersdorf U.
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Uganda's
nutrient intake of the past
Serum and liver levels of vitamin
A
Serum Vitamin A level was measured in
225 Africans (mean: 20,8 µ100ml)
and in 94 Asians (mean: 43,50 µg
100 ml) living in and around Kampala.
Africans showed a lower serum levels of
Vitamin A (20,8 µ100ml) which may
be due to a deficiency of serum carrier
protein.
PDF:
Serum
and liver levels of Vitamin A in Uganda
1963
Insights into nutrition and vitamin
deficiency research of the British Colonial
Empire (1937)
PDF:
Nutrition
research in Uganda_1937
Conservation and use of traditional
vegetables in Uganda
By Elizabeth Byanjeru Rubaihayo, NARO,
Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute,
Kampala, Uganda Full
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