Less than adequate vitamin D status and intake in Latin America and the Caribbean: A problem of unknown magnitude

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-64

  Brito, Alex ^a,b   Cori, Héctor ^c   Olivares, Manuel ^a   Mujica, María Fernanda ^a   Cediel, Gustavo ^a   De Romaña, Daniel López ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Caribbean; Deficiency; Latin America; Micronutrients; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; DIET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84875725859     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651303400107     Document Type: Article

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