Na2EDTA enhances the absorption of iron and zinc from fortified rice flour in Sri Lankan children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3031-3036

  Hettiarachchi, Manjula ^a   Hilmers, David C ^b   Liyanage, Chandrani ^a   Abrams, Steven A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fortification; Iron absorption; Rice flour; Sri Lanka; Zinc absorption

Indexed keywords

EDETATE DISODIUM; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MINERAL; PHYTATE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; EDETIC ACID; FERROUS ION;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD FORTIFICATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RICE; SRI LANKA; TECHNIQUE; TEST MEAL; ABSORPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ABSORPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FLOUR; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORYZA SATIVA; SRI LANKA; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 8344255846     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.11.3031     Document Type: Article

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