Iron and obesity in females in the United States

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 191-199

  Neymotin, Florence ^a   Sen, Urmimala ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650676727     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.112     Document Type: Article

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