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HERO ID
6412243
Reference Type
Journal Article
Subtype
Review
Title
Assessment of the trace element status of individuals and populations: the example of zinc and copper
Author(s)
Hotz, C; Lowe, NM; Araya, M; Brown, KH
Year
2003
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Journal of Nutrition
ISSN:
0022-3166
EISSN:
1541-6100
Volume
133
Issue
5 Suppl 1
Page Numbers
1563S-8S
Language
English
PMID
12730467
DOI
10.1093/jn/133.5.1563S
Abstract
This paper describes the proceedings of a workshop that was convened at the 11th International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA-11) symposium to review recent advances concerning the assessment of the trace element status of individuals and populations, using zinc and copper as the primary examples to illustrate basic principles and recent advances in assessment methods. The workshop was initiated with a brief review of the importance of zinc nutriture for human health and a discussion of the likely common occurrence of zinc deficiency worldwide. This overview was followed by presentations on selected issues concerning the assessment of zinc status, with particular attention devoted to dietary assessment techniques, the use of isotopic tracers to assess zinc homeostasis and the relationship of these methods to biochemical indicators of zinc status. Because relatively little information is available on zinc toxicity, the discussion concerning the definition of excess intake of trace elements focused primarily on recent work concerning risk assessment of copper toxicity.
Keywords
; Animals; Copper/analysis; Copper/metabolism; Deficiency Diseases/epidemiology; Health Status; Homeostasis; Humans; Kinetics; Models; Biological; Trace Elements/analysis; Zinc/analysis; Zinc/deficiency; Zinc/metabolism; Index Medicus/
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