Zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine supplementation in Brazilian shantytown children at risk for diarrhea results in sex-specific improvements in verbal learning

Zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine supplementation in Brazilian shantytown children at risk for diarrhea results in sex-specific improvements in verbal learning

OBJECTIVE: To identify the impact of supplemental zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine, alone or in combination, on long-term cognitive outcomes among Brazilian shantytown children with low median height-for-age z-scores. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in child...

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Main Authors: Aldo A. M. Lima, Michelle P. Kvalsund, Paula P. E. de Souza, Ítalo L Figueiredo, Alberto M. Soares, Rosa M. S. Mota, Noélia L. Lima, Relana C. Pinkerton, Peter P. Patrick, Richard L. Guerrant, Reinaldo B. Oriá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2013-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Malnutrition
Cognition
Zinc
Vitamin A
Glutamine
Child
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000300012

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