| Summary: | ABSTRACT
Vitamin A deficiency is a great nutrition problem in Indonesia. Prevention program by giving high-dose of vitamin capsule seems successful to decrease the prevalence of seroftalmia, but low level of vitamin A serum concentration is still problem. This paper described a review of correlation between vitamin A deficiency and some metabolic process that lead to decreased of immunity. The metabolic process influenced by another nut like protein, lipid, vitamin E, vitamin C, Zn and Fe. it is suggested to overcome the vita in A deficiency by consume basic diets coupled with much more vegetable that would provide th vitamins and minerals.
Key words: Vitamin A deficiency - metabolic disorder immunodeficiency - infections
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