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Brian W. Donnelly, MD
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150(8):882.

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In their article published in the January 1996 issue of the ARCHIVES,¹ the authors administered 100 000 U of vitamin A solution to 21 children with respiratory syncytial infection and observed no clinical benefit compared with controls. Since we know that children can be intoxicated by lower vitamin A intakes compared with adults,² can we assume that such a huge dose would cause no harm in these children? β-Carotene supplementation, however, has been shown to be beneficial without causing acute or chronic toxic side effects. This finding has resulted in the greater use of β-carotene in lieu of retinol in prenatal vitamin supplements.³ Would the children in this study have benefited more from the administration of β-carotene instead of retinol? . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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