Zinc, iron and phytic acid levels of some popular foods consumed by rural children in Sri Lanka

Zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) deficiencies may prevail in populations dependent on cereal-based diets containing few animal products. The contribution of Zn and Fe from foods of preschool children of a hill country village in Sri Lanka, is discussed as it is known that the presence of phytic acid (PA) in...

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Autores principales: Karunaratne, A.M., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Ramanujam, V.M.S., Sandstead, H.H., Perera, P.A.J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40730

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