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[Zinc: concepts on an essential micronutrient].

J Salgueiro1, M Zubillaga, A Lysionek

  • 1Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. jsalgueiro@huemulffyb.uba.ar

Acta Physiologica, Pharmacologica Et Therapeutica Latinoamericana : Organo De La Asociacion Latinoamericana De Ciencias Fisiologicas Y [De] La Asociacion Latinoamericana De Farmacologia
|May 8, 2000
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Zinc is an essential micronutrient vital for enzyme function. Supplementation corrects deficiency, but reliable status assessment and targeted food fortification are needed for at-risk groups.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Human Nutrition

Context:

  • Zinc is an essential micronutrient crucial for numerous bodily functions, including enzyme activity.
  • Dietary zinc deficiency can lead to various clinical disorders, affecting vulnerable populations like children, the elderly, and pregnant women.

Purpose:

  • To highlight the importance of zinc as an essential micronutrient.
  • To discuss the challenges in assessing zinc nutritional status and meeting recommended dietary allowances.
  • To explore strategies for preventing and correcting zinc deficiency, such as food fortification.

Summary:

  • Zinc is absorbed by the intestine and transported via albumin, forming a small, easily depleted pool.
  • Deficiency impacts approximately 70 enzymes, leading to a spectrum of clinical symptoms.

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  • Current methods for determining zinc nutritional status are unreliable, complicating the estimation of adequate dietary intake.

    • Impact:

    • Dietary supplementation with zinc effectively corrects deficiency-related health problems.
    • Food fortification with appropriate zinc compounds presents a promising strategy to improve public health and quality of life.
    • Further research is needed to refine zinc status assessment and optimize fortification approaches.