Folate and vitamin B12 recommended intakes and status in the United States

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages S14-S20

  Bailey, Lynn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary reference intakes; Folate; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD FORTIFICATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE; DIET; REVIEW;

DIET; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 3142729264     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2004.tb00065.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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