Quote from Joe2 on August 3, 2025, 1:29 pm

https://willofeuropa.substack.com/p/vitamin-a-deficiency-in-babies

https://x.com/MicroBerto/status/1865397854174400955

Mike Roberto
@MicroBerto
ALL "Vitamin A Deficient" babies in this new study were HEALTHY!
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11606803/

Researchers studied 1901 mother-baby pairs in China, examining serum vitamin A levels in newborns and their mothers.

Results: a massive 88.85% of the newborns had "deficient" serum vitamin A levels -- below 0.70 μmol/L, which would be considered deficient in adults.

Yet.... ALL OF THESE BABIES WERE HEALTHY.

None of the so-called classic symptoms, like night blindness, eye problems, or poor growth!!

So the researchers are now wondering what a better threshold for babies are, because this is leading to unnecessary vitamin A supplementation.

Regardless of your take on the subject, this is GOOD - things are moving in the right direction and this study moves the goal posts in a good way.

Some notes:
1. The babies had lower vitamin A levels than their mothers.
Mothers' average: 1.062 ± 0.472 μmol/L
Newborns' average: 0.491 ± 0.164 μmol/L
- 23.36% of mothers below 0.70 μmol/L
- 88.85% of newborns below 0.70 μmol/L

2. The placenta carefully "regulates" how much vitamin A reaches the baby. The placenta is often called another liver

Long story short:
If nothing else, vitamin A deficiency thresholds need to be significantly reduced for babies so we stop over-dosing them with unnecessary foods and supplements.

But eventually, this moves us closer to the thought that "vitamin A deficiency" is complete and utter BS and none of this is necessary at all, so long as protein and zinc are eaten by mom and baby.

Fan, Xiaobing et al. “Redefining Neonatal Vitamin A Adequacy and Deficiency Based on Maternal Nutrition: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China.” Food science & nutrition vol. 12,11 9777-9787. 23 Oct. 2024, doi:10.1002/fsn3.4552
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11606803/

 

 

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