Relationships between micronutrient intake and biochemical indicators of nutrient adequacy in a 'free-living' elderly UK population

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-242

  Bailey, Angela L ^a   Maisey, Susan ^b   Southon, Susan ^a   Wright, Anthony J A ^a   Finglas, Paul M ^a   Fulcher, Robert A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary survey; Elderly; Micronutrients; Nutrient status

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; COPPER; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; UNITED KINGDOM; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; DIET; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 0030914693     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19970026     Document Type: Article

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