Open AccessPlasma zinc concentration responds to short-term zinc supplementation, but not zinc fortification, in young children in Senegal
Author(s) -
Nafissatou Ba Lo,
Grant J Aaron,
Sonja Y. Hess,
Nicole IdohouDossou,
Amadou Tidiane Guiro,
Salimata Wade,
Kenneth H. Brown
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.012278
Subject(s) - zinc , fortification , term (time) , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , micronutrient , food fortification , medicine , zoology , chemistry , food science , biology , physics , organic chemistry , pathology , quantum mechanics
Simple, low-cost methods are needed to evaluate the effect of zinc-fortification programs. Plasma zinc concentration is a useful biomarker of zinc intake from supplementation, but responses to zinc fortification are inconsistent.
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