Food fortification with iron and zinc: Pros and cons from a dietary and nutritional viewpoint;Fortificación de alimentos con hierro y zinc pros y contras desde un punto de vista alimenticio y nutricional

Revista de Nutricao

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-78

  Boccio, José ^a   Monteiro, Josefina Bressan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Food; Fortification; Iron; Zinc

Indexed keywords

IRON; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

EID: 2142769851     PISSN: 14155273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732004000100008     Document Type: Review

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