Folate Status of Young Canadian Women after Folic Acid Fortification of Grain Products

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2090-2094

  Shuaibi, Aysheh M ^a   House, James D ^a   Sevenhuysen, Gustaaf P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CEREALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249121568     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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