Zinc deficiency in low‐and middle‐income countries: prevalence and approaches for mitigation

S Gupta, AKM Brazier, NM Lowe - Journal of Human Nutrition …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review addresses the prevalence of zinc deficiency in Low‐and Middle‐income
Countries (LMICs) and assesses the available strategies for its alleviation. The paucity of …

Iron and copper metabolism

M Arredondo, MT Núñez - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Iron and copper are essential nutrients, excesses or deficiencies of which cause impaired
cellular functions and eventually cell death. The metabolic fates of copper and iron are …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)—zinc review

JC King, KH Brown, RS Gibson, NF Krebs… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Zinc is required for multiple metabolic processes as a structural, regulatory, or catalytic ion.
Cellular, tissue, and whole-body zinc homeostasis is tightly controlled to sustain metabolic …

Dietary nutrient deficiencies and risk of depression (Review Article 2018–2023)

M Zielińska, E Łuszczki, K Dereń - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression is classified as one of the most common mental disorders. Its prevalence has
recently increased, becoming a growing public health threat. This review focuses on …

Effect of preventive zinc supplementation on linear growth in children under 5 years of age in developing countries: a meta-analysis of studies for input to the lives …

A Imdad, ZA Bhutta - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Zinc plays an important role in cellular growth, cellular differentiation and
metabolism. The results of previous meta-analyses evaluating effect of zinc supplementation …

Interactions of iron with manganese, zinc, chromium, and selenium as related to prophylaxis and treatment of iron deficiency

G Bjørklund, J Aaseth, AV Skalny, J Suliburska… - Journal of Trace …, 2017 - Elsevier
Iron (Fe) deficiency is considered as the most common nutritional deficiency. Iron deficiency
is usually associated with low Fe intake, blood loss, diseases, poor absorption …

Food protein-derived iron-chelating peptides: The binding mode and promotive effects of iron bioavailability

W Wu, Y Yang, N Sun, Z Bao, S Lin - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Iron is known as an essential nutrient in the human body. Insufficient iron uptake is easy to
result in iron deficiency anemia, which is a public health problem in both developing and …

Micronutrient fortification of wheat flour: Recent development and strategies

S Akhtar, FM Anjum, MA Anjum - Food Research International, 2011 - Elsevier
Deficiencies of iron, zinc and vitamin A have been a focus of the governments and world
organizations for decades and extensive efforts are being made to address this malnutrition …

Association between haem and non-haem iron intake and serum ferritin in healthy young women

I Young, HM Parker, A Rangan, T Prvan, RL Cook… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Iron is an essential micronutrient for human health and inadequate intake may result in iron
deficiency (ID) or iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). Unlike other recent studies investigating …

An investigation of iron deficiency and anemia in piglets and the effect of iron status at weaning on post-weaning performance

AM Perri, RM Friendship, JCS Harding… - Journal of Swine Health …, 2016 - aasv.org
Objectives: To determine iron status of pigs at weaning and its effects on post-weaning
performance, and to determine whether high concentrations of zinc oxide (ZnO) in feed are …