[To 20-years anniversary of Chernobyl catastrophe: an attempt to study the vitamin, calcium, iron and selenium status of children and adult population in Slavutich and to correct elicited deficiencies]

Vopr Pitan. 2006;75(1):19-29.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The article concisely illustrates the vitamin and mineral state of population of town of Slavutich, including personal of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, children of pre-school age and pregnancy women, studied in 1992. Vitamins and minerals deficiency in the main of C and B vitamins and selenium was revealed in all the studied groups. Appropriate measures were developed and introduced to eliminate the detected dusturbances; but however some unsolved problems remained. Taking into account the forthcoming 20th anniversary of Chernobyl disarter, the authors of the come back to considering the obtained data in hope to atlract attention of medical scientific and public to the remained unsolved problems of micronutrient deficiency.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / diagnosis*
  • Calcium / blood
  • Calcium / deficiency
  • Chernobyl Nuclear Accident*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Deficiency Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iron / blood
  • Iron Deficiencies
  • Pregnancy
  • Selenium / blood
  • Selenium / deficiency*
  • Urban Population
  • Vitamin B Deficiency / diagnosis*
  • Vitamins / blood

Substances

  • Vitamins
  • Iron
  • Selenium
  • Calcium