title: Introduction to the ZENITH study and summary of baseline results.
abstract: Zinc is known to be essential for a great number of biochemical activities and physiological and cognitive functions. The objective of Zenith study was to investigate the effects of Zn, as a nutritional supplement, on psychological and behavioural factors and on surrogate markers that are indicative of trends towards better health in order to evaluate the need for dietary recommendations specific to the studied population. We report in this paper the summary of baseline results obtained before Zn supplementation.
authors.affiliation: Unité Maladies Métaboliques et Micro-nutriments, INRA de Clermont-Ferrand/Theix, Saint Genès Champanelle, France. coudray@clermont.inra.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coudray
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maiani
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Cashman
authors.forename: E E A
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Secker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferry
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roussel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D001481:Basal Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018977:Micronutrients; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D015032:Zinc
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D015032:Zinc