Iron and zinc content of selected foods in the diet of schoolchildren in Kumi district, east of Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Tidemann Andersen, Ida ^a   Acham, Hedwig ^b   Maage, Amund ^a   Malde, Marian K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

24 hour recall; iron; Kumi District; micronutrients; Uganda; Zinc

Indexed keywords

IRON; ZINC; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; UGANDA; VEGETABLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; IRON INTAKE; KENYA; MALE; MALI; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

ANIMALIA;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CEREALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; KENYA; MALE; MALI; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UGANDA; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

EID: 79961148498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-10-81     Document Type: Article

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