Effect of vegetarian diets on zinc status: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in humans

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2362-2371

  Foster, Meika ^a   Chu, Anna ^a   Petocz, Peter ^b   Samman, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary zinc intake; Serum zinc concentration; Vegetarian; Zinc status

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW; VEGETARIAN DIET;

DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ZINC;

EID: 84879220923     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6179     Document Type: Review

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