The contribution of β-carotene to vitamin A supply of humans

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-258

  Weber, Daniela ^a   Grune, Tilman ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotene; Dietary intake; Industrialized Western countries; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858325332     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100230     Document Type: Review

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