The biochemical basis for the essentiality of copper, the adequacy of the dietary copper
supply, factors that condition deficiency, and the special conditions of copper nutriture in …

Zinc is a key element for growth and development. In this narrative review, we focus on the
role of dietary zinc in early life (including embryo, fetus and preterm neonate), analyzing …

Achieving appropriate growth and nutrient accretion of preterm and low birth weight (LBW)
infants is often difficult during hospitalization because of metabolic and gastrointestinal …

Animal and human studies have shown that copper is involved in the function of several
enzymes. Studies have also shown that copper is required for infant growth, host defense …

Man depends on at least nine trace elements—iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine,
chromium, selenium, molybdenum and cobalt—for optimum metabolic function. These …

Even though brass, a zinc-copper alloy, had been known for centuries, metallic zinc was not
isolated in Europe until 1509. The metal was then named zinken because of its superficial …

Inadequate zinc intake may lead to poor growth and developmental outcome in very‐low‐
birth‐weight (VLBW;< 1,500 g) infants. Fifty‐two infants (mean birth weight, 1,117 287 g; …

Nutrition can affect the brain throughout the life cycle, with profound implications for mental
health and degenerative disease. Many aspects of nutrition, from entire diets to specific …

During early life, infants usually consume a diet that is heavily dominated by milk. It is
generally believed that breast-fed infants absorb adequate quantities of minerals and trace …

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare hereditary disorder caused by impaired
absorption of zinc from the gastrointestinal tract. It is characterized by acral and periorificial …