Iron bioavailability and utilization in rats fed cassava-based complementary diets

Iron deficiency anaemia is still a major nutritional problem in the world, affecting primarily infants, children, and fertile women in both developing and developed countries (UNICEF, 2006). Breast-fed infants generally have adequate iron status during the first 4-6 mo of life, after which stored ir...

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Main Authors: Onabanjo, O.O., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Oguntona, C.R.B., Olayiwola, I.O., Oguntona, E.B., Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91288

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