… deficiency, probably in part because of the method used to set the EARs for zinc for older
infants and young children. Most agencies including IZiNCG(1) and WHO/FAO(19) have used …

… By contrast with the foregoing results indicating beneficial effects of micronutrient
supplementation, daily supplementation to young children with zinc alone and/or with other …

… In this paper, zinc deficiency among children is four times more prevalent than iron
deficiency and 2.3 times more than stunting prevalence for example. This can lead not only to …

… of zinc nutritional status is critically needed to further our limited understanding of the possible
associations between zinc status … persons and in growth in children. However, there are …

… copper and zinc (… zinc, and copper status in young children. To address the question of the
importance of dietary sources of iron, copper, and zinc, we report here the micronutrient status …

… The effects of consuming zinc-fortified ready-to-eat breakfast cereals were determined in a …
The 96 healthy young children who participated (mean age 58 months) consumed either zinc-…

… Suboptimal zinc status is common in very young children and likely associated with increased
risk of infection and detrimental effects on growth. No studies have determined potentially …

… zinc status arose partly from diets low in readily … zinc. … zinc concentrations) ofthe
children in this study …

… exposure and zinc deficiency with … children was 13.6 % in 2012, the aim of this study was
to evaluate if the relationship between blood lead and child stature was modified by zinc status…

… zinc tablets may help to narrow gaps in dietary zinc intake and improve zinc status among
young children… Systematic reviews of trials of preventive zinc supplementation among children …