Zinc Absorption from Micronutrient Powders Is Low in Bangladeshi Toddlers at Risk of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and May Increase Dietary Zinc Requirements.
- 2019-01
- RCT · n = 74
- The Journal of nutrition 149(1)
- Julie M Long
- Prasenjit Mondal
- Jamie E Westcott
- Leland V Miller
- M Munirul Islam
- Mondar Ahmed
- Mustafa Mahfuz
- Tahmeed Ahmed
- Nancy F Krebs
- PubMed: 30624753
- DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy245
- High evidence
- Infants
mean ± SD TAZ for each MNP dose (0, 5, 10, and 15 mg/sachet) was 0.57 ± 0.30, 0.68 ± 0.31, 0.90 ± 0.43, and 1.0 ± 0.39 mg/d, respectively (P = 0.002)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 0, 5, 10, or 15 mg/sachet