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Global Update and Trends of Hidden Hunger, 1995-2011: The Hidden Hunger Index [PDF]
, 2015 Background Deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals–also termed hidden hunger–are pervasive and hold negative consequences for the cognitive and physical development of children.
Black, RE +6 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2020 Background: Zinc deficiency is common and is associated with erythropoietin resistant anemia, dysgeusia, and hypogonadism in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Shohei Kaneko +15 more
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Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021 Zinc deficiency is among the leading risks to human health in sub-Saharan Africa, its adverse exposure leads to diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. Furthermore, it is the leading cause of stunting in children and negatively influences the human immune ...
Mashamba Philipo +2 more
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The role of zinc in the prevention and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Metabolism Open, 2021 The zinc element is an essential nutrient for human health. Zinc is involved in the glucose, lipid, and protein metabolism and antioxidant processes in biological pathways. Zinc deficiency can lead to several chronic liver diseases.
Mary Barbara, Ayse L. Mindikoglu
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Association between zinc deficiency and aorta stiffness in non-diabetic hemodialysis patients.
PLoS ONE, 2023 ObjectivesZinc deficiency (Zn < 60 μg/dL) is known to play an important role for vascular calcification. However, little data is available regarding the association between zinc deficiency and aorta stiffness in dialysis patients.
Kunihiro Ishioka +9 more
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Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020 Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare, autosomal-recessive disorder of neonatal zinc deficiency due to SLC39A4 (intestinal zinc transporter, Zip4) gene mutation with onset after weaning while breastfeeding during this period will be protective ...
Sanket Vashist +2 more
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Zinc deficiency effect on clinical features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 patients: A scoping review
Acta Biochimica Indonesiana, 2023 COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020. Various therapeutic guidelines have been established for treating COVID-19, such as anti-inflammatory, antiviral therapies, and zinc supplementation.
Moch Ikhsan Juliansyah +2 more
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Maternal serum zinc deficiency in cases of neural tube defect in Gorgan, north Islamic Republic of Iran [PDF]
, 2009 Previous studies have shown a high rate of neural tube defects (NTD) in Gorgan, northern Islamic Republic of Iran. This case-control study during 2003-04 compared serum zinc levels and other variables in 23 mothers of neonates affected with NTD and 36 ...
Golalipour, M.J. +3 more
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Combinatorial effects of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure on zebrafish (Danio rerio) development. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Zinc deficiency and chronic low level exposures to inorganic arsenic in drinking water are both significant public health concerns that affect millions of people including pregnant women.
Laura M Beaver +7 more
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Low zinc status and absorption exist in infants with jejunostomies or ileostomies which persists after intestinal repair. [PDF]
, 2012 There is very little data regarding trace mineral nutrition in infants with small intestinal ostomies. Here we evaluated 14 infants with jejunal or ileal ostomies to measure their zinc absorption and retention and biochemical zinc and copper status. Zinc
Abrams, Steven A +5 more
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