Browsing by Author "Ríos Castillo, Israel"

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    • Effect of various calcium salts on non-heme iron bioavailability in fasted women of childbearing age 
      Candia, Valeria; Ríos Castillo, Israel; Carrera Gil, Frank; Vizcarra, Berta; Olivares, Manuel; Chaniotakis, Sotiris; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando (Elsevier, 2018)
      Introduction: Micronutrient deficiencies are one of the most important public health issues worldwide and iron (Fe) deficiency anemia is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency. Iron deficiency often coexists with ...
    • One-month of calcium supplementation does not affect iron bioavailability: A randomized controlled trial 
      Ríos Castillo, Israel; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Brito, Álex; López de Romaña, Daniel; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando (Elsevier, 2014)
      Objectives: Calcium (Ca) and iron (Fe) are essential minerals for normal growth and development. Although previous studies have shown that Ca inhibits acute Fe absorption, there is no evidence of the possible long- or ...
    • 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 ...
    • Risk factors during the prenatal period and the first year of life associated with overweight in 7-year-old ... 
      Ríos Castillo, Israel; Cerezo, Sheila; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Martínez, Mario; Kain Berkovic, Juliana (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
      The objective of this study was to identify in low-income Chilean children with normal birthweight which factors occurring during the prenatal period and the first year are associated with overweight (OW)/obesity at 7 ...