Rural Beninese Children Are at Risk of Zinc Deficiency According to Stunting Prevalence and Plasma Zinc Concentration but Not Dietary Zinc Intakes | Zendy

Valeria Galetti | Zendy; Comlan Evariste S Mitchikpè | Zendy; Prosper Kujinga | Zendy; Félicien Tossou | Zendy; Joseph D. Hounhouigan | Zendy; Michael Zimmermann | Zendy; Diego Moretti | Zendy

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Rural Beninese Children Are at Risk of Zinc Deficiency According to Stunting Prevalence and Plasma Zinc Concentration but Not Dietary Zinc Intakes

Author(s) -

Valeria Galetti,

Comlan Evariste S Mitchikpè,

Prosper Kujinga,

Félicien Tossou,

Joseph D. Hounhouigan,

Michael Zimmermann,

Diego Moretti

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.216606

Subject(s) - zinc , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , anthropometry , medicine , population , environmental health , dietary reference intake , demography , zoology , chemistry , biology , nutrient , organic chemistry , sociology

Three commonly recommended indicators for risk assessment of population zinc deficiency are stunting rates among children aged <5 y, prevalence of inadequate dietary zinc intake, and prevalence of low plasma zinc (PZn). Data on zinc status in Benin are mainly drawn from stunting rates and data on PZn and dietary zinc intake are lacking.

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