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Is the zinc intake of young people in the UK adequate?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 63, pages 699–700 (2009)Cite this article

Dietary zinc intake in the investigation of ‘zinc and vitamin A intake and status in a national sample of British young people aged 4–18 years’ (Thane et al., 2004) was reported to be ‘adequate’ for most of the population. This conclusion was based on:

  • A consideration of the likely error of underreporting in participants

  • And the fact that ‘low’ plasma zinc concentration was only detected in a very small minority of participants

A consideration of the likely error of underreporting in participants

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Amirabdollahian, F., Ash, R. Is the zinc intake of young people in the UK adequate?. Eur J Clin Nutr 63, 699–700 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2008.23

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