Plasma zinc concentration responds to short-term zinc supplementation, but not zinc fortification, in young children in Senegal  

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Nafissatou Ba Lo ; Aaron, Grant J. ; Hess, Sonja Y.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 93 no. 06 (Jun. 2011), page 1348-1355 .
Topik: Zinc-Fortification programs; Plasma Zinc; Zinc Supplementation
Fulltext: Am J Clin Nutr-2011-Lo-1348-55.pdf (167.99KB)

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A07.K.2011.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background: 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. Objective: The objective was to compare the change in plasma zinc concentrations in young children who received zinc from either a liquid supplement or a zinc-fortified complementary food. Design: A double-blind intervention trial was conducted in 137 young Senegalese children aged 9–17 mo who were randomly assigned to receive one of the following treatments for 15 d: 1) 30 g dry weight of an iron-fortified cereal porridge and a liquid multivitamin supplement without zinc (control group), 2) the same porridge and multivitamin supplement with 6 mg Zn added to the supplement dose (ZnSuppl group), or 3) the same porridge with added zinc to provide 6 mg Zn per 25 g dry weight of porridge and multivitamin without zinc (ZnFort group). Results: Mean (±SD) plasma zinc concentration (µg/dL) increased by 4.7 ± 1.6 (P = 0.004) in the ZnSuppl group, which was significantly greater (P = 0.009) than the mean change in the control group (-1.0 ± 1.6; P = 0.51) and in the ZnFort group (-1.8 ± 1.7; P = 0.29). The latter 2 groups did not differ from each other (P = 0.99). Conclusions: Plasma zinc concentration increased in children who received daily zinc supplementation for 15 d but not in those who received a zinc-fortified complementary food containing a similar amount of zinc. Additional longer-term studies are needed to assess the effect of zinc-fortification programs on zinc-related functional outcomes and the usefulness of plasma zinc as a biomarker of program effect.

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