Actions of black tea and Rooibos on iron status of primary school children

Nutrition Research

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 983-994

  Breet, Petronella ^a   Kruger, H Salome ^a   Jerling, Johann C ^a   Oosthuizen, Welma ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African children; Black tea; Clinical trial; Iron deficiency; Iron status; Rooibos

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MEBENDAZOLE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IRON BALANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 27744447934     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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