Erschienen in:
10.01.2018 | Editorial Commentary
The Role of Zinc in Childhood Infectious Disease
verfasst von:
Rohan Malik
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 3/2018
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Excerpt
There has been a growing appreciation of the role of zinc in human biology. This is especially true in populations where malnutrition and deficiency of zinc is prevalent. Zinc is an essential component of enzymes, proteins and bio membranes and plays a fundamental role in cellular metabolism and immunity. In low-income settings, due to a lower dietary intake of zinc rich animal source foods in which zinc is more bioavailable and a higher consumption of cereals and legumes, which contain inhibitors of zinc absorption combined with a poor diet in general, 30–50% of children have low plasma zinc levels [
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