National Nutritional Monitoring System Biomarkers Needed - FDA's Yetley
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The National Nutritional Monitoring System should be improved to provide more data on biochemical indicators and biomarkers of nutritional status, CFSAN Office of Special Nutritionals Director Elizabeth Yetley, PhD, suggested Dec. 8.
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