As a follow-up of our study of pregnant women, we report effects of zinc supplementation
during pregnancy in another population of 138 Hispanic teenagers in Los Angeles …

The effect of zinc supplementation on concentrations of zinc in hair and serum of 213
pregnant Hispanic women attending a clinic in Los Angeles was assessed using a random …

The effects of zinc supplementation on levels of various blood constituents and the outcome
of pregnancy in 213 Hispanic women attending a prenatal clinic in Los Angeles was …

Objective To evaluate the effects of usual dietary intake of zinc and of zinc supplementation
during pregnancy on plasma and erythrocyte zinc concentrations. Design A randomized …

Zinc intakes of low-income pregnant women of Mexican descent were estimated by the use
of 24-hr dietary recalls. Recalls were obtained during the first two trimesters for 344 women …

In a double-blind zinc trial in low-income, pregnant adolescents thought to be at risk for poor
zinc nutriture, subjects were randomly assigned to receive 30 mg zinc (gluconate) or …

Dietary zinc (Zn) intake and selected biochemical indices of Zn status were studied
longitudinally at monthly intervals in 46 pregnant middle-income women, 10 of whom …

Background Little is known about how maternal zinc intake influences growth in utero and in
postnatal life in humans. Objective We aimed to assess the effect of maternal zinc …

Pregnant adolescents have very high zinc (Zn) requirements to support the developing fetus
and to maintain skeletal maturation after menarche. Sixty-six adolescents aged 17.1+/− 0.15 …

Objective.—To evaluate whether zinc supplementation during pregnancy is associated with
an increase in birth weight. Design.—A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial …