Dietary requirements for magnesium, but not calcium, are likely to be met in malawi based on national food supply data

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-199

  Broadley, Martin R ^a   Chilimba, Allan D C ^a,b   Joy, Edward J M ^a,c   Young, Scott D ^a   Black, Colin R ^a   Louise Ander, E ^c   Watts, Michael J ^c   Hurst, Rachel ^d   Fairweather Tait, Susan J ^d   White, Philip J ^e   Gibson, Rosalind S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security   (Malawi)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Calcium; Fertilizers; GIS; Magnesium; Maize; Micronutrients; Soil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GRAIN; MAIZE; MALAWI; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; PLANT SEED; RISK FACTOR;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALAWI; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RISK FACTORS; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84874242898     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000111     Document Type: Article

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