Zinc supplementation improved cognitive performance and taste acuity in indian adolescent girls

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-396

  Chiplonkar, Shashi A ^a   Tupe, Rama P ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Cognitive function; Diet; Jasad bhasma; Taste acuity; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; TABLET; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MEMORY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASTE; ZINC;

EID: 77951551375     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2009.10718101     Document Type: Article

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