Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is named after the Dutch ophthalmologist Petrus Johannes Waardenburg, who, in 1947, first described a patient with hearing loss, dystopia canthorum (ie, lateral displacement of the inner canthi of the eyes), and retinal pigmentary differences.
Vitamin A Deficiency-Related Disorders (VADD). The most damaging micronutrient deficiencies in the world are the consequence of low dietary intake of iron, vitamin A, iodine and zinc.Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is prevalent among the poor whose diets are based mainly on rice or other carbohydrate-rich, micronutrient-poor calory sources.itamin A Deficiency-Related Disorders (VADD). The most damaging micronutrient deficiencies in the world are the consequence of low dietary intake of iron, vitamin A, iodine and zinc.
The female dietary intake was RDA-deficient in 60 out of 170 micronutrients or 35.2% of the 10 vitamins and 7 minerals analyzed. Both male and females as a single entity recorded 138 micronutrient deficiencies out of the possible 340 micronutrients analyzed, or 40.5% micronutrient RDA-deficiency from food intake alone. (Table 2.)