Folate intake and status among adults in the Netherlands

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1997, Pages 46-50

  Brussaard, J H ^a   Lowik M R H ^a   Van Den Berg, H ^a   Brants, H A M ^a   Goldbohm, R A ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diet; Folate; Folate status; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BREAD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLISM; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; POTATO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PYRIDOXINE;

EID: 2642672007     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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