A randomized controlled trial in young women of the effects of consuming pork meat or iron Supplements on nutritional status and feeling of well-being

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-184

  McArthur, Jennifer O ^a   Petocz, Peter ^b   Caterson, Ian D ^a,b   Samman, Samir ^a  

^a School of Molecular Bioscience   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Folate; Iron; Iron Supplement; Meat; Pork; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B6; Well being; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; PYRIDOXINE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARALLEL DESIGN; PORK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WELLBEING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAIN; SWINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871782580     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2012.10720025     Document Type: Article

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