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Vitamin C status and dietary intake in a long stay unit for clients with learning disabilities: implications for community care
- Author:
- CAUDERY Alison
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(2), 1995, pp.70-73.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports a study which revealed that despite adequate supplies of Vitamin C-rich drinks/food at ward level 26% of clients tested had some degree of Vitamin C hypovitaminosis. There did not however appear to be any significant difference in current dietary intake between clients who had a degree of hypovitamins and clients who did not, so the implications is that previous dietary intakes were poor and have never been replenished. Looks at the implications for nutrition training and community care.