Dietary calcium and zinc deficiency risks are decreasing but remain prevalent

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kumssa, Diriba B ^a,b,c   Joy, Edward J M ^a,b   Ander, E Louise ^b   Watts, Michael J ^b   Young, Scott D ^a   Walker, Sue ^c   Broadley, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM INTAKE; PHYTIC ACID; ZINC;

CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INCOME; PHARMACOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR;

CALCIUM, DIETARY; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; INCOME; PHYTIC ACID; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 84935020762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep10974     Document Type: Article

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