The effect of zinc-supplemented bread consumption on school children with asymptomatic zinc deficiency

Kilic, L; Ozalp, I; Coskun, T; Tokatli, AYŞEGÜL; Emre, SERAP; Saldamli, I; Koksel, H; Ozboy, O

doi:10.1097/00005176-199802000-00008

The effect of zinc-supplemented bread consumption on school children with asymptomatic zinc deficiency

Kilic L., Ozalp I., Coskun T., Tokatli A., Emre S., Saldamli I., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION, vol.26, no.2, pp.167-171, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 1998
Doi Number: 10.1097/00005176-199802000-00008
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.167-171
Keywords: children, zinc deficiency, zinc-fortified bread, IMMUNE FUNCTION, NUTRITION, HUMANS
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Zinc deficiency has been seen in developing countries in which grain-based vegetable protein is consumed more often than animal protein. This study was done to emphasize the importance of zinc-fortified foods and to investigate bioavailability of zinc in zinc-fortified bread.