Lysine-fortified wheat flour improves the nutritional and immunological status of wheat-eating families in northern China

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-129

  Zhao, Wenhua ^a   Zhai, Fengying ^a   Zhang, Ding ^b   An, Yunqing ^c   Liu, Ying ^a   He, Yuna ^a   Ge, Keyou ^a   Scrimshaw, Nevin S ^d,e  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Hlth/Anti Epidem Ctr Henan Prov   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d International Nutrition Foundation   (United States)

^e UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Fortification; Immunological status; Lysine; Nutritional status; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN; WHEAT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HENAN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 3042734104     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650402500203     Document Type: Article

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