Micronutrients - Administration & dosage
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation and childhood mortality in rural Nepal: a prospective follow-up in a randomized, controlled community trial.

22 Sep 2009 The long-term benefits of antenatal iron supplementation in child survival are not known. In 1999-2001, 4,926 pregnant women in rural Nepal participated in a cluster-randomized, double-masked, controlled trial involving 4 alternative combinations of ... Read more...

Factors affecting the use of dietary supplements by Korean adults: data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III.

30 Aug 2009 We investigated the use of dietary supplements among adult Korean consumers, including associations involving sociodemographic variables, lifestyle characteristics, health-related factors, and dietary supplement use. The data were derived from the ... Read more...

The relationship of ready-to-eat cereal consumption to nutrient intake, blood lipids, and body mass index of children as they age through adolescence.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine sex differences and longitudinal changes in ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and breakfast consumption in the Dietary Intervention Study in Children, and the relationship between RTE cereal intake with nutrient intake, blood lipids, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Micronutrients - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation and childhood mortality in rural Nepal: a prospective follow-up in a randomized, controlled community trial. 22 Sep 2009
• Factors affecting the use of dietary supplements by Korean adults: data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III. 30 Aug 2009
• The relationship of ready-to-eat cereal consumption to nutrient intake, blood lipids, and body mass index of children as they age through adolescence. 30 Aug 2009
• Multiple micronutrients including iron are not more effective than iron alone for improving hemoglobin and iron status of Malian school children. 10 Aug 2009
• Pediatric parenteral nutrition: putting the microscope on macronutrients and micronutrients. 30 Jul 2009
• Assessment of dietary intake among pregnant women in a rural area of western China. 7 Jul 2009
• Glutamic acid, the main dietary amino acid, and blood pressure: the INTERMAP Study (International Collaborative Study of Macronutrients, Micronutrients and Blood Pressure). 4 Jul 2009
• Micronutrient prenatal supplementation prevents the development of hypertension and vascular endothelial damage induced by intrauterine malnutrition. 30 Jun 2009
• Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation impact on biochemical indicators during pregnancy and postpartum. 29 Jun 2009
• Vitamins and minerals. What you should know about essential nutrients. 29 Jun 2009
• Introduction. Dietary assessment of micronutrient intakes: a European perspective. 29 Jun 2009
• Misreporting of energy and micronutrient intake estimated by food records and 24 hour recalls, control and adjustment methods in practice. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of dietary assessment methods on assessing risk of nutrient intake adequacy at the population level: from theory to practice. 29 Jun 2009
• Overview of methods used to evaluate the adequacy of nutrient intakes for individuals and populations. 29 Jun 2009
• How does the quality of surveys for nutrient intake adequacy assessment compare across Europe? A scoring system to rate the quality of data in such surveys. 29 Jun 2009
• How is the adequacy of micronutrient intake assessed across Europe? A systematic literature review. 29 Jun 2009
• Dietary patterns and nutritional adequacy in a Mediterranean country. 29 Jun 2009
• Validity of dietary patterns to assess nutrient intake adequacy. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of prenatal multimicronutrient supplementation on pregnancy outcomes: a meta-analysis. 7 Jun 2009
• Prenatal micronutrient supplementation: are we there yet? 7 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Micronutrients'

Definition: Essential dietary elements or organic compounds that are required in only small quantities for normal physiologic processes to occur.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D018977

Alternative terms: Micronutrients; Micronutrient;

Related Mesh Headings: Trace Elements;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.377.605; J02.500.631;

Online Note: use TRACE ELEMENTS to search MICRONUTRIENTS 1994-95

History Note: 96; was see TRACE ELEMENTS 1994-95

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific micronutrient (IM)