Iron-biofortified rice improves the iron stores of nonanemic Filipino women

The conventional plant breeding approaches is thought to provide varieties of rice that have 400-500% higher iron contents than varieties commonly consumed in much of Asia. The efficacy of consuming high-iron rice was tested during a 9-mo feeding trial with a double-blind dietary intervention in 192...

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Published in:Compendium of Human Ecology Researches in the Philippines (2003 - 2013), 87-88
Main Author: Haas, J. D.
Other Authors: Beard, J. D., Murray-Kolb, L. E., del Mundo, A. M., Felix, A. dR, Gregorio, G. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
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