Do we really know vitamin and mineral requirements for infants and children?

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 154-158

  Bender, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Infants; Mineral requirement; Nutritional requirements; Vitamin requirements

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINO ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MINERAL; NICOTINIC ACID; OXYGEN; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BERIBERI; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CALCULATION; CATABOLISM; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FETUS MONITORING; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MOTHER; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTNATAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICRONUTRIENTS; MILK, HUMAN; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0141794039     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400312300311     Document Type: Review

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