A Question Mark on Zinc Deficiency in 185 Million People in Pakistan-Possible Way Out

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1222-1240

  Khalid, Nauman ^a   Ahmed, Anwaar ^b   Bhatti, Muhammad Shahbaz ^b   Randhawa, Muhammad Atif ^c   Ahmad, Asif ^b   Rafaqat, Rabab ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

government policies; Pakistan; possible solutions; recommended intake; symptoms; Zinc; zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PUBLIC POLICY;

METALLOENZYMES; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; RECOMMENDED INTAKE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SYMPTOMS; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ZINC;

ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PAKISTAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; ZINC;

EID: 84893523666     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.630541     Document Type: Article

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