Zinc supplementation and stunted infants in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial.

M Umeta; C E West; J Haidar; P Deurenberg; J G Hautvast

Zinc supplementation and stunted infants in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial.

Authors

Umeta, M
West, C E
Haidar, J
Deurenberg, P
Hautvast, J G

Type

Published Article

Journal

The Lancet

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Publication Date

Jun 10, 2000

Volume

355

Issue

9220

Pages

2021–2026

Identifiers

PMID: 10885352

Source

Medline

Keywords

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Abstract

Combating zinc deficiency can increase the growth rate of stunted children to that of non-stunted infants in rural Ethiopia. This would appear to be due, at least in part, to reduction in morbidity from infection and increased appetite.

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