Zinc and iron status and growth in healthy infants

To elucidate the relationships between growth and zinc and iron status in normal infants. Growth of normal infants (less than 3 y old: n = 66) was prospectively assessed with a mean delay of 24+/-6 weeks between measurements; subjects were free from illness and presented with a normal growth. Growth...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2000-10, Vol.54 (10), p.764-767
Main Authors: BOUGLE, D, LAROCHE, D, BUREAU, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age factors
Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Clinical nutrition
Development
Diagnosis
Environment. Living conditions
Ferritin
France
Growth - physiology
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infants
Insulin-like growth factor I
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - analysis
Iron
Iron - blood
Iron in the body
Medical sciences
Minerals in nutrition
Nutrition
Nutritional Status - physiology
Physical growth
Physiological aspects
Prospective Studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Weight Gain
Zinc
Zinc - blood
Zinc in the body
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Summary:To elucidate the relationships between growth and zinc and iron status in normal infants. Growth of normal infants (less than 3 y old: n = 66) was prospectively assessed with a mean delay of 24+/-6 weeks between measurements; subjects were free from illness and presented with a normal growth. Growth was compared to serum zinc (s-zinc), IGF-1 and iron status. Teaching hospital of Caen. No relation was found between linear or weight growth and s-zinc; when taking into account the effect of age, linear growth was significantly associated with ferritin (P
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601087