B-Vitamin status and intake in European adolescents. A review of the literature

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-465

  Al Tahan, J ^a   González Gross, Marcela ^a,b   Pietrzik, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; B Vitamins; Europe; Homocysteine; Review

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENATE CALCIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33750134615     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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