Iron content, bioavailability & factors affecting iron status of indians

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 634-645

  Madhavan Nair, K ^a   Vasuprada Iyengar, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Haemopoietic nutrients; Intake; Iron; Iron status; RDA

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ASIAN; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLEEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD STORAGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON METABOLISM; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MILLET; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STOMACH PH; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 72449184614     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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