Zinc is an essential trace element, and anemia is the most common blood disorder. The
association of zinc with anemia may be divided into three major forms:(1) zinc deficiency …

Background Approximately 600 million children of preschool and school age are anaemic
worldwide. It is estimated that half of the cases are due to iron deficiency. Consequences of …

Aim: Evaluation of serum ferritin and vitamin D levels in females with chronic telogen
effluvium (TE) or female pattern hair loss (FPHL), in order to validate their role in these …

This review compares iron and zinc food sources, dietary intakes, dietary recommendations,
nutritional status, bioavailability and interactions, with a focus on adults in economically …

We investigated the association between maternal zinc level during pregnancy and the risks
of low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA) infants in a large population …

Supplementation with multiple micronutrients (MM) during pregnancy may result in improved
pregnancy and infant outcomes. We conducted meta‐analyses of randomised controlled …

Background: Zinc, selenium, and vitamin D status of New Zealand (NZ) school-aged
children was examined in a national survey in 2002. To our knowledge, however, the role of …

Zinc is a trace element essential to the gastrointestinal, immune, integumentary,
reproductive, and central nervous systems. Zinc deficiency is prevalent in many areas of the …

Aim. To determine trace element status and aetiologic factors for development of trace
elements deficiencies in children with iron‐deficiency anaemia (IDA) aged 0 to 3 years …

Alterations of trace element concentrations adversely affect biological processes and could
promote carcinogenesis. Only a few studies have investigated the degree of changes in …