Inhibition of Iron Absorption by Calcium Is Modest in an Iron-Fortified, Casein- and Whey-Based Drink in Indian Children andIs Easily Compensated for by Addition of Ascorbic Acid

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1703-1709

  Walczyk, Thomas ^a,b   Muthayya, Sumithra ^c   Wegmüller, Rita ^a   Thankachan, Prashanth ^c   Sierksma, Aafje ^d   Frenken, Leon G J ^d   Thomas, Tinku ^c   Kurpad, Anura ^c   Hurrell, Richard F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CASEIN; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON; MILK PROTEIN; WHEY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCHOOL CHILD; TEST MEAL; WHEY; ANALYSIS; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INTERACTION; INDIA; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ASCORBIC ACID; BEVERAGES; CALCIUM; CASEINS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; MALE; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 84916910524     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.193417     Document Type: Article

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