Dietary determinants of and possible solutions to iron deficiency for young women living in industrialized countries: A review

Nutrients

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3747-3776

  Beck, Kathryn L ^a   Conlon, Cathryn A ^a   Kruger, Rozanne ^a   Coad, Jane ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anemia; Diet and iron status; Dietary patterns; Heme and non heme iron; Inhibitors and enhancers of iron absorption; Iron deficiency; Treatment of iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FERRITIN; HEPCIDIN; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; POLYPHENOL; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; RETINOL; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM INTAKE; IRON; IRON INTAKE; PHYTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAD; COFFEE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; IRON INTAKE; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TEA; UPREGULATION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; DEFICIENCY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECTS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; PHARMACOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIET; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MEAT; PHYTIC ACID; POLYPHENOLS; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 84907186702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu6093747     Document Type: Article

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