title: Identifying populations at risk of zinc deficiency: the use of supplementation trials.
abstract: Zinc supplementation trials assessing the response of growth and immunity have assisted in identifying populations at risk of zinc deficiency and the factors that contribute. A recent trial in Ethiopia demonstrated a high risk of zinc deficiency among young children, particularly among those who were stunted.
authors.affiliation: Program in International Nutrition, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hotz
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects*; D007223:Infant; D011153:Population; D012307:Risk Factors; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc