micronutrition

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ nutrition

Noun

micronutrition (uncountable)

1. The ingestion and subsequent effects of micronutrients
   • 2015 August 20, “Lower Circulating B12 Is Associated with Higher Obesity and Insulin Resistance during Pregnancy in a Non-Diabetic White British Population”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     These issues could be investigated further by the use of animal models, by future RCT studies on the effects of micronutrition on pregnancy and gestational development, or by using the technique of Mendelian randomisation employing genetic variants associated with vitamin B12 and folate.