This is a comprehensive text on the methods-dietary, anthropometric, laboratory and clinical-of
assessing the nutritional status of populations and of individuals in the hospital or the …

… 1 ; Kenneth H Brown, Juan A Rivera, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Rosalind S Gibson, Janet C King,
Bo Lönnerdal, Marie T Ruel, Brittmarie Sandtröm, Emorn Wasantwisut, Christine Hotz …

Dietary quality is an important limiting factor to adequate nutrition in many resource-poor
settings. One aspect of dietary quality with respect to adequacy of micronutrient intakes is …

Deficiencies of iron and zinc are a widespread public health concern. Dietary inadequacies
of these two micronutrients are likely to occur in developing countries where staple diets are …

Zinc is required for multiple metabolic processes as a structural, regulatory, or catalytic ion.
Cellular, tissue, and whole-body zinc homeostasis is tightly controlled to sustain metabolic …

Plant-based complementary foods often contain high levels of phytate, a potent inhibitor of
iron, zinc, and calcium absorption. This review summarizes the concentrations of phytate (as …

Objectives. We sought to determine the prognostic value of the admission electrocardiogram
(ECG) in patients with unstable angina and non–Q wave myocardial infarction (MI). …

The first cases of human Zn deficiency were described in the 1960s in the Middle East.
Nevertheless, it was not until 2002 that Zn deficiency was included as a major risk factor in the …

Objective. —To investigate the natural history and response to treatment of patients with
unstable angina or non—Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI). Design. —Inception cohort. Setting. …

We performed a multicenter, double-blind, randomized study to evaluate the effect of
diltiazem on reinfarction after a non-Q-wave myocardial infarction. Nine centers enrolled 576 …