Comparative intake of white-versus orange-colored maize by Zambian children in the context of promotion of biofortified maize

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-71

  Nuss, Emily T ^a   Arscott, Sara A ^a   Bresnahan, Kara ^a   Pixley, Kevin V ^b   Rocheford, Torbert ^c   Hotz, Christine ^d   Siamusantu, Ward ^e   Chileshe, Justin ^f   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HarvestPlus   (United States)

^e National Food and Nutrition Commission   (Zambia)

^f Tropical Diseases Research Centre Ndola   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Food intake; Maize (Zea mays); carotene

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CAROTENOID; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HARVESTING; HEALTH CARE; MAIZE; RURAL AREA; VITAMIN;

ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859078291     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300106     Document Type: Article

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