The bioavailability of (pro) vitamin A carotenoids and maximizing the contribution of homestead food production to combating vitamin A deficiency

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-192

  De Pee, Saskia ^a,b   Bloem, Martin W ^a,c,d  

^a World Food Programme   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal source foods; Bioavailability; Food based approach; Homestead food production; Vegetables; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; FOOD; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MEAT; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35348958946     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.77.3.182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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