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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1983 29(1):58-60; doi:10.1093/tropej/29.1.58
© 1983 by Oxford University Press
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Hair Zinc Levels in Normal and Malnourished Infants

JOSÉ GARROFE DÓREA, Ph.D., Associate Professor, ZULEICA PORTELA ALBUQUERQUE, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor and LUIZ ANTÔNIO BORGO, B.Sc., Nutritional Biochemistry Trainee

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia

Hair zinc levels and nutritional status were studied in children from three to 6.5 months of age. Hair zinc levels in 10 malnourished children (206 ug/gm hair) were significantly lower than those of 10 controls (333 ug/gm hair). It is recommended that studies of the effect of nutrition on hair zinc levels narrowly define the age groups, especially for young infants, and clearly state the method used to determine the study and control groups.


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