Small fish is an important dietary source of vitamin A and calcium in rural Bangladesh

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 329-339

  Roos, Nanna ^a   Islam, Md Mazharul ^b   Haraksingh Thilsted, Shakuntala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Mymensingh Aquaculture Exten Proj ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EDIBLE OIL; FISH OIL; RETINOL;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CALCULATION; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HARVESTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT; POND; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEIGHT; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET SURVEYS; FISHES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; MOLA;

EID: 0141540600     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480120092125     Document Type: Article

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