Potential impact of zinc‐biofortified rice on zinc intakes of young Bangladeshi children

Autor: M Muniril Islam, Christine Hotz, Tahmeed Ahmed, Elizabeth A. Yakes, Bess Lewis, Bakhtiar Hossain, Joanne E Arsenault, Kenneth H. Brown
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: The FASEB Journal. 24
ISSN: 1530-6860
0892-6638
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.334.4
Popis: BackgroundYoung children in Bangladesh are at risk of zinc deficiency due to a rice-based diet with few animal-source foods. Breeding rice for higher zinc content would offer a sustainable approach...
Databáze: OpenAIRE