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
exceeded the estimated physiologic requirement only for the 10- and 15-mg MNP doses
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 0, 5, 10, or 15 mg/sachet