Micronutrients in childhood and the influence of subclinical inflammation

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 502-509

  Thurnham, David I ^a,d   Mburu, Anne S W ^b   Mwaniki, David L ^b   De Wagt, Arjan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Infants; Inflammation; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; OROSOMUCOID; PROTEIN; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; ZINC;

ANIMAL FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 28244442771     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2005468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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