Factors Influencing Zinc Status of Apparently Healthy Indians

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 334-341

  Agte, Vaishali V ^a   Chiplonkar, Shashi A ^a   Tarwadi, Kirtan V ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte membrane zinc; Plasma zinc; Socio environmental factors; Super oxide dismutase; Vegetarian diets

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RIBOFLAVIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIAMINE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POLLUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETARIAN DIET; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

EID: 25144441219     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2005.10719482     Document Type: Article

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