Assessment of zinc inadequacy among tribal adolescent population of central India - A cross-sectional study

Assessment of zinc inadequacy among tribal adolescent population of central India - A cross-sectional study

Background & objectives: Zinc is a crucial micronutrient in adolescence, required for promoting growth and sexual maturation. Adolescents of some tribes may be at high risk of zinc deficiency due to dietary inadequacy and poor bioavailability of zinc from plant-based diets. This study aimed to e...

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Main Authors: Ashwin Kotnis, Girish C Bhatt, Deepti Joshi, Arvind K Shukla, Palak Gupta, Dishant Shah, Bharat Choudhary, Rajesh Patil, Shiv Kumar Dubey, Mukesh Shukla, Ankur Joshi, Abhijit P Pakhare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
estimated average requirement - indian tribal adolescents - serum zinc - zinc inadequacy
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2022;volume=156;issue=2;spage=339;epage=347;aulast=Kotnis

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