Zinc supplementation is an effective and feasible strategy to prevent growth retardation in 6 to 24 month children: A pragmatic double blind, randomized trial

Background: Zinc is an essential nutrient that is naturally available in most foods. Deficiency of this micronutrient in particular can cause a number of health complications. Zinc deficiency during infancy is more troublesome as rapid growth and nutrient relied development takes place in this perio...

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Main Authors: Morteza Abdollahi, Marjan Ajami, Zahra Abdollahi, Nasser Kalantari, Anahita Houshiarrad, Fereshteh Fozouni, Atieh Fallahrokni, Foroozan Salehi Mazandarani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019362413