What vitamin A does for our bodies, and why a deficiency can be dangerous

    Aamer Imdad, MBBS (photo by Kathleen Paice Froio)
Aamer Imdad, MBBS (photo by Kathleen Paice Froio) Upstate pediatric
gastroenterologist Aamer Imdad, MBBS, Upstate pediatric
gastroenterologist Aamer Imdad, MBBS, helped analyze 47 medical
studies about vitamin A deficiency in children. The studies showed
that children who received vitamin A supplements had a
significantly lower risk of dying from diarrhea, pneumonia or
measles. His work has become part of a policy document that
advocates for vitamin A supplementation in poor nations through
food fortification and distribution or horticultural developments.
helped analyze 47 medical studies about vitamin A deficiency in
children. The studies showed that children who received vitamin A
supplements had a significantly lower risk of dying from diarrhea,
pneumonia or measles. His work has become part of a policy document
that advocates for vitamin A supplementation in poor nations
through food fortification and distribution or horticultural
developments.