Vitamin food fortification today

Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages

  De Lourdes Samaniego Vaesken, Maria ^a   Alonso Aperte, Elena ^a   Varela Moreiras, Gregorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deficiencies; Folic acid; Food fortification; Policies; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD; FOOD FORTIFICATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; POLICY; VITAMIN FORTIFICATION;

EID: 84859454928     PISSN: 16546628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v56i0.5459     Document Type: Conference Paper

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