ArticleJournal of nutritional science2016
Status of zinc nutrition in Bangladesh: the underlying associations.
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- The effect of zinc-biofortified rice on zinc status of Bangladeshi preschool children: a randomized, double-masked, household-based, controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- Zinc Absorption from Micronutrient Powders Is Low in Bangladeshi Toddlers at Risk of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and May Increase Dietary Zinc Requirements.The Journal of nutrition · 2019Trial
- Nutritional status of children under-five in rural mozambique: the role of phytate intake and mineral bioavailability.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practices on zinc deficiency in coastal Bangladesh: A structural modelling study.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Assessment of the bioaccessibility of zinc in the selected biofortified food grains.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Blood levels of copper, manganese, selenium, and zinc are positively associated with cognitive function and academic performance in adolescents.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Zinc supplementation prevents mitotic accumulation in human keratinocyte cell lines upon environmentally relevant arsenic exposure.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2022Article
- Response to evaluation of the food composition tables: Beyond the divergence and agreement of intakes.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Role of zinc in female reproduction.Biology of reproduction · 2021Review
- Divergence and agreement on nutrient intake between the two food composition tables of Bangladesh.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
- The Co-Occurrence of Overweight and Micronutrient Deficiencies or Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age in Malawi.The Journal of nutrition · 2020Article
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- Zinc deficiency alters the susceptibility of pancreatic beta cells (INS-1) to arsenic exposure.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2019Article
- Zinc Deficiency and Arsenic Exposure Can Act Both Independently or Cooperatively to Affect Zinc Status, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammatory Response.Biological trace element research · 2019Article
- Association of Fecal Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction with Zinc and Iron Status among Children at First Two Years of Life in Bangladesh.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018Article
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Abstract
Bangladesh is a country with a high burden of micronutrient malnutrition. Stunting affects 41 % of children aged under 5 years. Zn is one of the key micronutrients that is associated with stunting. The present study, as part of the national micronutrient survey 2011-2012, revealed for the first time the nationally representative prevalence of Zn deficiency and determined the associations of the condition. A cross-sectional 'nationwide' survey was conducted in pre-school-age children (6-59 months; PSAC) and non-pregnant non-lactating women (15-49 years; NPNLW). Multistage random sampling was done in 150 clusters; fifty in each of the rural, urban and slum strata. Data were analysed on 662 PSAC and 1073 NPNLW. Serum Zn was assayed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Zn deficiency was defined as serum Zn of <9·9 and <10·1 µmol/l in PSAC and NPNLW, respectively. The national prevalence of Zn deficiency was 44·6 and 57·3 % in PSAC and NPNLW, respectively. In PSAC, it was 29·5, 48·6 and 51·7 %, respectively, in urban, rural and slum strata. Household expenses (β = 0·13; P = 0·007), Hb (β = 0·10; P = 0·005), intake of animal-source Zn (β = 0·096; P = 0·02) and asset score (β = 0·11; P = 0·03) were positively associated with serum Zn in NPNLW. Residence in an urban area (β = 0·33; P = 0·03) and intake of plant-origin Zn (β = -0·13; P = 0·038) determined higher and lower status of Zn in PSAC, respectively. Zn deficiency was highly prevalent in Bangladesh, and it was principally related to inadequate quality of diet. To improve Zn nutrition, Bangladesh needs to strengthen research and programmes related to Zn biofortification, fortification and phytate-reducing technologies in the food system in the short and medium term. In addition, promotion of animal-source Zn for all is important in the long run.
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