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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.