Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: Effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 399-405

  Gardner, Julie M Meeks ^a,c   Powell, Christine A ^a   Baker Henningham, Helen ^b   Walker, Susan P ^a   Cole, Tim J ^b   Grantham McGregor, Sally M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Child development; Deficiency; Infants; Jamaica; Malnutrition; Play programs; Psychosocial stimulation; Supplementation; Undernutrition; Young children; Zinc

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SULFATE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; ZINC;

EID: 24044541067     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn.82.2.399     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. th Report on the world nutrition situation. Geneva, Switzerland: ACC/SCN in collaboration with IFPRI, 2000.
2. Pelletier DL, Frongillo EA, Habicht JP. Epidemiological evidence for a potentiating effect of malnutrition on child mortality. Am J Public Health 1993;83:1130-3.
3. Pollitt E. The relationship between undernutrition and behavioral development in children. J Nutr 1995;125:2211S-84S.
4. Levitsky DA. Malnutrition and hunger to learn. In: Levitsky DA, ed. Malnutrition, environment and behavior. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1979:161-79.
5. Sazawal S, Bentley M, Black RE, Dhingra P, George S, Bhan MK. Effect of zinc supplementation on observed activity in low socioeconomic Indian preschool children. Pediatrics 1996;98:1132-7.
6. Bentley ME, Caulfield LE, Ram M, et al. Zinc supplementation affects the activity patterns of rural Guatemalan infants. J Nutr 1997;127:1333-8.
7. Brown KH, Peerson JM, Allen LH. Effect of zinc supplementation on children's growth: a meta-analysis of intervention trials. Bibl Nutr Dieta 1998;54:76-83.
8. Zinc Investigators Collaborative Group. Prevention of diarrhea and pneumonia by zinc supplementation in children in developing countries: pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Pediatr 1999;135: 689-97.
9. Black MM. The evidence linking zinc deficiency with children's cognitive and motor functioning. J Nutr 2003;133:1473S-6S.
10. Friel JK, Andrews WL, Matthew JD, et al. Zinc supplementation in very-low-birth-weight infants. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1993;17:97-104.
11. Ashworth A, Morris SS, Lira PIC, Grantham-McGregor SM. Zinc supplementation and behavior in low birth weight term infants in NE Brazil. Eur J Clin Nutr 1998;52:223-7.
12. Castillo-Duran C, Heresi G, Eisberg M, Uauy R. Controlled trial of zinc supplementation during recovery from malnutrition: effects on growth and immune function. Am J Clin Nutr 1987;45:602-8.
13. Lind T, Lonnerdal B, Stenlund H, et al. A community-based randomized controlled trial of iron and zinc supplementation in Indonesian infants: effects on growth and development. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80:729-36.
14. Black MM, Sazawal S, Black RE, Khosla S, Kumar J, Menon V. Cognitive and motor development among small-for-gestational-age infants: impact of zinc supplementation, birth weight, and caregiving practices. Pediatrics 2004;113:1297-305.
15. Black MM, Baqui AH, Zaman K, et al. Iron and zinc supplementation promote motor development and exploratory behaviour among Bangladesh infants. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80:903-10.
16. Hamadani J, Fuchs GJ, Osendarp SJM, Khatun F, Huda SN, Grantham-McGregor SM. Randomized controlled trial of the effect of zinc supplementation on the mental development of Bangladeshi infants. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74:381-6.
17. Gibson RS, Smit Vanderkooy PD, MacDonald AC, Goldman A, Ryan BA, Berry M. A growth-limiting, mild zinc deficiency syndrome in some Southern Ontario boys with low height percentiles. Am J Clin Nutr 1989;49:1266-73.
18. Cavan KR, Gibson RS, Graziosa CF, Isalgue AM, Ruz M, Solomons NW. Growth and body composition of peri-urban Guatemalan children in relation to zinc status: a longitudinal zinc intervention trial. Am J Clin Nutr 1993;57:344-52.
19. Penland JG, Sandstead HH, Alcock NW, et al. A preliminary report: effects of zinc and micronutrient repletion on growth and neuropsychological function of urban Chinese children. J Am Coll Nutr 1997;16: 268-72.
20. Penland JG. Behavioral data and methodology issues in studies of zinc nutrition in humans. J Nutr 2000;130:361S-4S.
21. Grantham-McGregor S, Powell CA, Walker S, Himes JH. Nutritional supplementation, psychosocial stimulation, and mental development of stunted children: the Jamaican study. Lancet 1991;338:1-5.
22. Hamill PVV, Drizd TA, Johnson CL, Reed RB, Roche AF. Growth curves for children, birth-18 years. Vital Health Stat 11 1977;165:1-74.
23. McDonald K, Grantham-McGregor S, Chang S. Social stimulation of the severely malnourished child. A home training programme. Indian J Pediatr 1989;56:97-103.
24. Griffiths R. The abilities of babies. London: University of London Press, 1967.
25. Grantham-McGregor S, Powell C, Walker S, Chang S, Fletcher P. The long term follow up of severely malnourished children who participated in an intervention program. Child Dev 1994;65:428-39.
26. Lohman TG, Roche AF. Anthropometric standardization reference manual. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetic Books, 1988.
27. Caldwell BM. Descriptive evaluation of child development and of developmental settings. Pediatrics 1967;40:46-50.
28. Dunn LN. Peabody picture vocabulary test. Nashville, TN: American Guidance Services, 1965.
29. Walker S, Grantham-McGregor S, Powell C, Himes J, Simeon D. Morbidity and the growth of stunted and non-stunted children, and the effect of supplementation. Am J Clin Nutr 1992;56:504-10.
30. Whittaker P. Iron and zinc interactions in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 1998;68(suppl):442S-6S.
31. Powell C, Grantham-McGregor S. Home visiting of varying frequency and child development. Pediatrics 1989;84:157-64.
32. Walker S, Chang S, Powell C, Grantham-McGregor SM. Psychosocial intervention improves the development of term low birth weight infants. J Nutr 2004;134:1417-23.
33. Golden M, Burns B. Social class and infant intelligence. In: Lewis M, ed. Origins of intelligence. New York, NY: Plenum, 1976:299-351.
34. Chambers C, Grantham-McGregor S. Research note: patterns of mental development among young middle-class Jamaican children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1986;27:117-23.