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The effect of vitamin A-fortified coconut cooking oil on the serum retinol concentration of Filipino children 4-7 years old . A 6-month intervention trial was conducted among 542 Filipino children aged 4 to 7 years to determine the effect of vitamin A-fortified coconut cooking oil intake on their vitamin A status and to identify factors that influence this . Children were randomly assigned to the Experimental group , with vitamin A-fortified cooking oil ration ; to Control-1 group with unfortified cooking oil ration ; and to Control-2 group without cooking oil ration . In all groups , children 's serum retinol concentration improved . Relative change in serum retinol concentration was significantly higher among the Experimental group , with one-third of total vitamin A intake coming from vitamin A-fortified cooking oil intake , than in the Control groups , with more than half of intake from other vitamin A-rich foods . Determinants of post-intervention serum retinol concentration included baseline serum retinol concentration , caregiver 's education , receipt of high-dose vitamin A capsule , interaction between consumption of vitamin A-fortified cooking oil and of other vitamin A-rich foods , and between households purchasing cooking oil and food expenditure . Intake of vitamin A-fortified cooking oil combined with vitamin A-rich foods was necessary to increase serum retinol concentration . It is recommended to vigorously promote the consumption of vitamin A-fortified cooking oil together with other vitamin A-rich sources to sustain the prevention and control of vitamin A deficiency .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
vitamin A-fortified coconut cooking oil
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Intervention_Pharmacological
vitamin A-fortified coconut cooking oil
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Intervention_Pharmacological
vitamin A-fortified cooking oil
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Intervention_Pharmacological
unfortified cooking oil ration
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Intervention_Control
without cooking oil ration
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Intervention_Pharmacological
vitamin A-fortified cooking oil
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Intervention_Pharmacological
vitamin A-fortified cooking oil
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Intervention_Pharmacological
vitamin A-fortified cooking oil
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Outcome_Physical
serum retinol concentration
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Outcome_Physical
retinol concentration
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Outcome_Physical
serum retinol concentration
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Outcome_Physical
serum retinol concentration
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Outcome_Other
prevention
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Outcome_Other
control
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Participant_Condition
serum retinol concentration
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Participant_Condition
Filipino
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Participant_Age
4-7 years old
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Participant_Sample-size
542
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Participant_Age
4 to 7