Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 559-572

  García, Olga P ^a   Long, Kurt Z ^b   Rosado, Jorge L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CINDETEC ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Micronutrient deficiencies; Minerals; Obesity; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; INSULIN; IRON; LEPTIN; RETINOL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ADIPOGENESIS; AGE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN METABOLISM; IRON DEFICIENCY; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOLYSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; IRON; LEPTIN; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ZINC;

EID: 70350705964     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00228.x     Document Type: Review

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