Assessment of dietary zinc ingestion in Pakistan.
Zinc concentration was determined in the Pakistani diet with the use of instrumental neutron activation analysis. It varied from 12.94 to 37.77 microg/g, with an average value of 22.94 +/- 5.54 microg/g, indicating a daily intake of 13.59 +/- 3.31 mg/d for a reference Pakistani man weighing 63.9 kg. These values are comparable to those recommended by the International Commission of Radiological Protection for a man weighing 70 kg. We also found that the Pakistani diet contains zinc concentrations recommended by the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board and the International Commission of Radiological Protection.
Akhter
Perveen
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The Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Akram
Mohammad
M
Orfi
Saraj Din
SD
Ahmad
Nasir
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D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D010154:Pakistan; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood*
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