A comparison of the bioavailability of ferrous fumarate and ferrous sulfate in non-anemic Mexican women and children consuming a sweetened maize and milk drink

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-25

  Harrington, M ^a   Hotz, C ^b   Zeder, C ^a   Polvo, G O ^b   Villalpando, S ^b   Zimmermann, M B ^a   Walczyk, T ^a   Rivera, J A ^b   Hurrell, R F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

children; deficiency; ferrous fumarate; infants; iron

Indexed keywords

FERROUS FUMARATE; FERROUS SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BEVERAGES; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FLOUR; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; LINEAR MODELS; MEXICO; SWEETENING AGENTS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78651102276     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.185     Document Type: Article

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