Impact of strawberries on human health: Insight into marginally discussed bioactive compounds for the Mediterranean diet

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9 SPEC. ISSUE 9A, 2009, Pages 1656-1662

  Tulipani, Sara ^a   Mezzetti, Bruno ^a   Battino, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Folate; Strawberry; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

FOLIC ACID;

CHEMISTRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW; STRAWBERRY;

DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FOLIC ACID; FRAGARIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 75549089235     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009990516     Document Type: Article

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