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Background:
Zinc is a metalloprotein. The two important function of zinc are- first, unlike other metals zinc is virtually non-toxic (1). The homeostatic mechanisms that regulate its entrance, allocation, and excretion from cells and tissues are so well-organized that no disorders are known to be
This is a randomized cross-over study of zinc absorption in young children living in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Absorption of zinc will be measured from maize tortillas and maize tortillas fortified with 20% amaranth as the major food staple which provides at least 70% energy and at least
Childhood malnutrition continues to be a significant public health problem in the world, especially in Asia. Acute malnutrition and more so, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children below five years of age remains a major embarrassment, and impediment to optimal human capital development in
In the nested study we aim to measure from a subgroup of recruited children in the main study, the amount of zinc absorbed from typical unfortified complementary foods consumed by Pakistani infants, and compare it with the same complementary food fortified by the addition of the Zn-containing
Zinc deficiency is prevalent in developing countries due to inadequate food intake, low intake of foods from animal sources and high dietary intake of phytate, a substance that reduces zinc absorption. A recently completed trial at All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) measured the effect