Iron deficiency is uncommon among lactating women in urban Nepal, despite a high risk of inadequate dietary iron intake

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 132-141

  Henjum, Sigrun ^a   Manger, Mari ^b   Skeie, Eli ^b   Ulak, Manjeswori ^c   Thorne Lyman, Andrew L ^d,e   Chandyo, Ram ^b,c   Shrestha, Prakash S ^c   Locks, Lindsey ^d   Ulvik, Rune J ^b,f   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^d   Strand, Tor A ^b,g  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development Earth Institute Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^f HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency; Iron intakes; Lactating women; Plasma ferritin; Soluble transferrin receptors

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PHYTATE; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GROUPS BY SEX; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON RESTRICTION; IRON THERAPY; LACTATING WOMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECALL; URBAN AREA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; IRON STORAGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEPAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902536360     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514000592     Document Type: Article

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