Vitamin A and β-carotene can improve nonheme iron absorption from rice, wheat and corn by humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 646-650

  García Casal, María Nieves ^a   Layrisse, Miguel ^a,c   Solano, Liseti ^b   Barón, María Adela ^b   Arguello, Franklin ^b   Llovera, Daisy ^b   Ramírez, José ^a   Leets, Irene ^a   Tropper, Eleonora ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Humans; Iron; Phytates; Vitamin A; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; PHYTATE; POLYPHENOL; RETINOL; STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORN; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; RICE; VITAMIN INTAKE; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRIXIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031978827     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.3.646     Document Type: Article

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