Demonstrating zinc and iron bioavailability from intrinsically labeled microencapsulated ferrous fumarate and zinc gluconate sprinkles in young children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 920-925

  Zlotkin, Stanley H ^a,b   Schauer, Claudia ^b   Agyei, Seth Owusu ^c   Wolfson, Julian ^b   Tondeur, Melody C ^a,b   Asante, Kwaku P ^c   Newton, Samuel ^c   Serfass, Robert E ^d   Sharieff, Waseem ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Health Research Unit Ghana Health Service   (Ghana)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Home fortification; Iron absorption; Sprinkles; Stable isotopes; Zinc absorption

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS FUMARATE; GLUCONATE ZINC; IRON; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON ABSORPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROENCAPSULATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33645513937     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.4.920     Document Type: Article

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