Zinc intake, status and indices of cognitive function in adults and children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 649-661

  Warthon Medina, M ^a   Moran, V H ^a   Stammers, A L ^a   Dillon, S ^a   Qualter, P ^a   Nissensohn, M ^b,c   Serra Majem, L ^b,c   Lowe, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELDER NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROGENESIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ZINC;

EID: 84930472960     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.60     Document Type: Review

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