title: Assessment of dietary zinc ingestion in Pakistan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Perveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Akhter
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akram
authors.forename: Saraj Din
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Orfi
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc