Impact of lysine-fortified wheat flour on morbidity and immunologic variables among members of rural families in northwest Syria

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-171

  Ghosh, Shibani ^a,f   Pellett, Peter L ^b   Aw Hassan, Aden ^c   Mouneime, Youssef ^d   Smriga, Miro ^e   Scrimshaw, Nevin S ^a  

^a International Nutrition Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^e Ajinomoto Europe   (France)

^f TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement C3; Diarrhea; Flour fortification; Immunity in women; Lysine; Morbidity; Protein; Syria

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DIET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; WHEAT; WOMENS HEALTH;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 53849133446     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650802900302     Document Type: Article

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