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Plant ferritin and non-heme iron nutrition in humans

Dietary iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world (DeMaeyer et al. 1985), affecting more than two billion people (WHO 2001). This monograph discusses plant ferritin, an iron-rich, high molecular weight component of legumes that is one of the many dietary non...

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Main Authors: Theil, Elizabeth C., Briat, Jean-Francois
Format: Libro
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
Subjects:
iron
human nutrition
ferritin
nutritional status
plant tissues
nutrient deficiencies
bioavailability
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157389
Summary:Dietary iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world (DeMaeyer et al. 1985), affecting more than two billion people (WHO 2001). This monograph discusses plant ferritin, an iron-rich, high molecular weight component of legumes that is one of the many dietary non-heme iron sources in human nutrition.

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