Copper is an essential micronutrient involved in a variety of biological processes
indispensable to sustain life. At the same time, it can be toxic when present in excess, the …

With the progressive elimination of dietary protein-energy deficits, deficiencies of
micronutrients are emerging as the limiting factors in ensuring children's optimal health …

Certain population sub-groups in the United States are vulnerable to micronutrient
malnutrition. Nationally representative data from the National Health and Nutrition …

The dual burden of malnutrition reportedly coexists in Malaysia; however, existing data are
scarce and do not adequately represent the nutritional status of Malaysian children. The …

Zinc deficiency has serious wide-ranging health consequences and is thought to be one of
the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in the world. However, reliable indicators or …

Background Several micronutrients are essential for adequate growth of children. However,
little information is available on multiple micronutrient status of school children in Ethiopia …

The Vietnamese South East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS), a cross-sectional study,
was undertaken to assess the nutritional status in a nationally representative sample of …

Background: Zinc, selenium, and vitamin D status of New Zealand (NZ) school-aged
children was examined in a national survey in 2002. To our knowledge, however, the role of …

Although economic reform has brought remarkable progress in poverty reduction in
Vietnam, the scale and depth of ethnic minority poverty in Vietnam presents one of the major …

Although primarily thought of as a problem reserved for underdeveloped countries, zinc
deficiency has increasing pediatric prevalence in the USA. Zinc is an essential trace element …