2020
Zinc Supplementation and Fortification in Mexican Children
Abstract: Background: Zinc is an essential micronutrient for human health. Approximately 1.4% of deaths worldwide are related to zinc deficiency. In Mexico, 33% of children younger than 5 years are zinc deficient. Objective: To give an overview of zinc supplementation and fortification in children younger than 5 years through the analysis of current regulations in Mexico, the availability of these products, and the opinion of Mexican experts in this field. Methods: We gave an overview of zinc supplementation and fortifi…
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“…Third, the small numbers of children in certain subgroups, particularly those with iron deficiency, may have limited the study's power to detect significant associations. Fourth, the groups are very different in composition (picky eaters (137) vs. non-picky eaters (66); poor development levels (89) vs. good development levels (114); poor physical activity (44) levels vs. good physical activity levels (159). Finally, since these participants in this study were recruited from northern Taiwan, the results may not fully reflect the situation of children in the other parts in Taiwan or elsewhere.…”
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