Dietary strategies to improve the iron and zinc nutriture of young women following a vegetarian diet

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-16

  Gibson, R S ^a   Donovan, U M ^b   Heath, A L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Middlesex London Health Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary strategies; Iron; Vegetarians; Young women; Zinc

Indexed keywords

IRON; PHYTIC ACID; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; KITCHEN; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUTRITION; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CEREALS; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FABACEAE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTIC ACID; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; ZINC;

EID: 0031405930     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007966104442     Document Type: Article

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