Comparison of the dietary cobalt intake in three different Australian diets

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-291

  Hokin, Bevan ^a,d   Adams, Michelle ^a   Ashton, John ^b   Louie, Honway ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Sanitarium Health Food Company   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^d SYDNEY ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cobalt; Lacto ovo vegetarian; Vegan

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ILEUM; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROFLORA; VEGETARIAN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; COBALT; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 4944220019     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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