Browsing by Author "Mujica Coopman, María"

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    • Body mass index, iron absorption and iron status in childbearing age women 
      Mujica Coopman, María; Brito, Alex; López de Romaña, Daniel; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel (Elsevier, 2015)
      Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased at an alarming rate worldwide. Some studies have observed an association between iron (Fe) deficiency (ID) and obesity, however more research is needed. Objective: To ...
    • Effect of Daily Supplementation with Iron and Zinc on Iron Status of Childbearing Age Women 
      Mujica Coopman, María; Borja, Angélica; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel (Springer, 2015)
      Abstract The objective was to determine the effect of daily supplementation with 30 mg of iron (Fe) plus 30 mg of zinc (Zn) for 3 months on Fe status of women of childbearing age. This was a randomized double-blind, ...
    • Folate and Vitamin B-12 Status in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Update 
      Brito, Alex; Mujica Coopman, María; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; López de Romaña, Daniel; Cori, Héctor; Allen, Lindsay H. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
      Background: The current magnitude of folate and vitamin B-12 deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean is uncertain. Objective: To summarize data on plasma or serum vitamin B-12 and folate concentrations in Latin ...
    • Prevalence of Anemia in Latin America and the Caribbean 
      Mujica Coopman, María; Brito, Alex; López de Romaña, Daniel; Ríos Castillo, Israel; Cori, Héctor; Olivares, Manuel (SAGE, 2015)
      Background: In Latin America and the Caribbean, anemia has been a public health problem that affects mainly women of childbearing age and children under 6 years of age. However, the current prevalence of anemia in this ...
    • Vitamin B6 status and its relationship with polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations during pregnancy 
      Mujica Coopman, María; Farías, Dayana; Brito, Alex; Allen, Lindsay; Kac, Gilberto; Lamers, Yvonne (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2015)