Estimating the global prevalence of inadequate zinc intake from national food balance sheets: effects of methodological assumptions

The prevalence of inadequate zinc intake in a population can be estimated by comparing the zinc content of the food supply with the population's theoretical requirement for zinc. However, assumptions regarding the nutrient composition of foods, zinc requirements, and zinc absorption may affect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2012-11, Vol.7 (11), p.e50565-e50565
Hauptverfasser:	Wessells, K Ryan, Singh, Gitanjali M, Brown, Kenneth H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorption Agricultural associations Agriculture Analysis Balance sheets Bioavailability Biology Commodities Databases, Factual Diet Estimates Food Food composition Food intake Food supply Humans Malnutrition - epidemiology Mathematical models Medicine Nutrient deficiency Nutrient requirements Nutrients Nutrition Nutrition research Nutritional Requirements Pennisetum glaucum Physiological aspects Physiology Phytic Acid - analysis Population Preschool children Prevalence Public health Rankings Zinc Zinc (Nutrient) Zinc - analysis Zinc - deficiency
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