A potential risk of interactions between micronutrients affecting absorption and
bioavailability has to be considered in any supplementation or fortification strategy. At levels …

Trace metals influence the absorption of each other from the diet and it has been suggested
that the divalent metal transporter (DMT1) represents a common uptake pathway for these …

Zinc is one of the more ubiquitous of nutrients, being found in modest amounts in a large
number of foods. Human evolution has undoubtedly shaped the needs for zinc to be …

Previous studies upon zinc-iron interactions gave conflicting results that could come from
differences in protocol design or in trace element status of subjects. The present work …

Few studies have examined the biologic impact of iron and zinc when given at a ratio of 2: 1
during pregnancy. We examined the change in serum zinc after 3 weeks among night blind …

Berg et al assess whether well educated women meet recommendations for folate, vitamin B-
12 and zinc during pregnancy and postpartum, determine the relative contribution of food …

Dietary supplementation with 6000 mg of Zn2+/kg of feed has been shown to modify the
clinicopathologic expression of Brachyspira hyodysenteriaeinfection in a laboratory mouse …

We examined the effects of feeding several types of insoluble dietary fiber (100 g/kg diet),
including cellulose (control), wheat bran (demineralized), sugar-beet fiber and corn husk …

As a public health strategy to help prevent neural tube defect-affected pregnancies, enriched
flour and pasta in the United States and Canada are being fortified with folic acid, and …

Zinc (Zn) is essential for fetal growth and development, and Zn requirement is increased
during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether intestinal Zn …