Open AccessZinc absorption in Guatemalan schoolchildren fed normal or low-phytate maize
Author(s) -
Manolo Mazariegos,
K. Michael Hambidge,
Nancy F. Krebs,
Jamie Westcott,
Sian Lei,
Gary K. Grunwald,
Raquel Campos,
Brenda Barahona,
Victor Raboy,
Noel W. Solomons
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/83.1.59
Subject(s) - zinc , bioavailability , zoology , chemistry , phytic acid , absorption (acoustics) , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , fortification , urine , isotopes of zinc , food science , biochemistry , biology , bioinformatics , organic chemistry , physics , acoustics
Poor bioavailability of zinc from high-phytate diets is an important contributory factor to zinc deficiency in low-income populations.
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