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Zinc status and its association with the health of adolescents: a review of studies in India

BACKGROUND: Zinc is important in adolescence because of its role in growth and sexual maturation. Adolescents from developing countries such as India may be at high risk of zinc deficiency because of unwholesome food habits and poor bioavailability of zinc from plant-based diets. OBJECTIVE: (1) to s...

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Main Author: Kawade, Rama
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Co-Action Publishing 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328203/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22511891
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v5i0.7353
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