Vitamins A and E Serum Levels in Children and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Effect of Disease Activity

Abstract

Children and young adults with active IBD frequently have low serum levels of vitamin A or vitamin E. The severity of disease activity is a better predictor of risk for hypovitaminosis than is nutritional status. Further work is necessary to determine whether the hypovitaminosis seen in children with IBD reflects true deficiency.