Nutritional iron deficiency: an evolutionary perspective

Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 603-614

  Denic, Srdjan ^a   Agarwal, Mukesh M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Culture; Evolution; Infectious diseases; Iron deficiency; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FERRITIN; IRON; LACTOFERRIN; PLACEBO;

ASCARIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COFFEE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON METABOLISM; IRON STORAGE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALARIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TEA;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFECTION; IRON; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENTS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 34347223611     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.05.002     Document Type: Review

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