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Assessment of dietary zinc ingestion in Pakistan
Perveen Akhter1, Mohammad Akram, Saraj Din Orfi
1The Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Abstract:
Zinc concentration was determined in the Pakistani diet with the use of instrumental neutron activation analysis. It varied from 12.94 to 37.77 microg/g, with an average value of 22.94 +/- 5.54 microg/g, indicating a daily intake of 13.59 +/- 3.31 mg/d for a reference Pakistani man weighing 63.9 kg. These values are comparable to those recommended by the International Commission of Radiological Protection for a man weighing 70 kg. We also found that the Pakistani diet contains zinc concentrations recommended by the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board and the International Commission of Radiological Protection.
