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Examining the effectiveness of consuming flour made from agronomically biofortified wheat (Zincol-2016/NR-421) for improving Zn status in women in a low-resource setting in Pakistan: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled cross-over trial (BiZiFED)

INTRODUCTION: Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is a global problem, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries where access to rich, animal-source foods of Zn is limited due to poverty. In Pakistan, Zn deficiency affects over 40% of the adult female population, resulting in suboptimal immune...

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Autores principales: Lowe, Nicola M, Khan, Muhammad Jaffar, Broadley, Martin R, Zia, Munir H, McArdle, Harry J, Joy, Edward J M, Ohly, Heather, Shahzad, Babar, Ullah, Ubaid, Kabana, Gul, Medhi, Rashid, Afridi, Mukhtiar Zaman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021364