Fractional zinc absorption for men, women, and adolescents is overestimated in the current dietary reference intakes

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1276-1280

  Armah, Seth M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Dietary reference intakes; Phytate; US diet; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC; CALCIUM INTAKE; PHYTIC ACID; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; INFANT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYTIC ACID; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; ZINC;

EID: 84973570813     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.225607     Document Type: Article

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