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Blindness due to vitamin A deficiency is called ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank with correct word

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Because the body can derive vitamin A from both retinoids and carotenoids, its content in foods and its recommendations are expressed as ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

xerophthalmia

Answer to Question 2

retinol activity equivalents (RAE)
retinol activity equivalents

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