Dietary intake of natural sources of docosahexaenoic acid and folate in pregnant women of three European cohorts

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 167-174

  Franke, C ^a   Verwied Jorky, S ^a   Campoy, C ^c   Trak Fellermeier, M ^a   Decsi, T ^b   Dolz, V ^c   Koletzko, B ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Folate; Nutrition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LINSEED; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POTATO; POULTRY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; VEGETABLE; WHEAT BRAN;

EID: 60749089900     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172978     Document Type: Article

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