Folate fortification: Potential impact on folate intake in an older population

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 793-800

  Flood, V M ^a   Webb, K L ^a   Smith, W ^b   Mitchell, P ^a   Bantick, J M ^a   Macintyre, R ^c   Sindhusake, D ^a   Rubin, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Elderly; Folate; Folate fortification; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITION POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0034823827     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601228     Document Type: Article

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