Haematological studies on pre-menopausal Indian and Caucasian vegetarians compared with Caucasian omnivores
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Haematological studies on pre-menopausal Indian and Caucasian vegetarians compared with Caucasian omnivores.
Full blood counts, serum ferritin, vitamin B12 and folate, erythrocyte folate concentrations and nutrient intakes were estimated in twenty-three Indian vegetarian, twenty-two Caucasian omnivores and eighteen Caucasian vegetarian women aged 25-40 years. Energy and copper intakes were lower in the Indian women than in the Caucasians. Intakes of dietary fibre, vitamin C and folate were greater and...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1079/bjn19900035