Assessment of vitamin D and vitamin A intake by female students at the United Arab Emirates University based on self-reported dietary and selected fortified food consumption

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-376

  Laleye, Louis C ^a   Kerkadi, Abdel Hamid ^b   Wasesa, Abdulkadar Ah ^c   Rao, Madduri V ^c   Aboubacar, Adam ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

^c Department of the President's Affairs ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

diet analysis plus; female students; self reported food intake; United Arab Emirates; Vitamin D insufficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MILK; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNIVERSITY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MILK; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNIVERSITIES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955064762     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2010.533159     Document Type: Article

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