September 2023

• Killilea DW, Schultz K. Pre-analytical variables influence zinc measurement in blood samples. PLoS One. 2023 Sep 15;18(9):e0286073.

April 2023

• Adams KP, Jarvis M, Vosti SA, Manger MS, Tarini A, Somé JW, Somda H, McDonald CM. Estimating the cost and cost-effectiveness of adding zinc to, and improving the performance of, Burkina Faso's mandatory wheat flour fortification programme. Matern Child Nutr. 2023 Apr 6:e13515.

March 2022

• Jongstra R, Hossain MM, Galetti V, Hall AG, Holt RR, Cercamondi CI, Rashid SF, Zimmermann MB, Mridha MK, Wegmueller R. The effect of zinc-biofortified rice on zinc status of Bangladeshi preschool children: a randomized, double-masked, household-based, controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Mar 4;115(3):724-737.

February 2022

• Haile D, Brown KH, McDonald CM, Luo H, Jarvis M, Teta I, Ndjebayi A, Martial GAJ, Vosti SA, Engle-Stone R. Applying Zinc Nutrient Reference Values as Proposed by Different Authorities Results in Large Differences in the Estimated Prevalence of Inadequate Zinc Intake by Young Children and Women and in Cameroon. Nutrients. 2022 Feb 19;14(4):883.

January 2022

• Islam MM, Black RE, Krebs NF, Westcott J, Long J, Islam KM, Peerson JM, Sthity RA, Khandaker AM, Hasan M, Arifeen SEL, Ahmed T, King JC, McDonald CM. Different Doses, Forms, and Frequencies of Zinc Supplementation for the Prevention of Diarrhea and Promotion of Linear Growth among Young Bangladeshi Children: A Six-arm, Randomized, Community-based Efficacy Trial. J Nutr. 2022 Jan 7:nxab439.

December 2021

• Hess SY, McLain AC, Lescinsky H, Brown KH, Afshin A, Atkin R, Osendarp SJ. Basis for changes in the disease burden estimates related to vitamin A and zinc deficiencies in the 2017 and 2019 Global Burden of Disease Studies. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Dec 10:1-7.

November 2021

• Jongstra R, Hossain MM, Galetti V, Hall AG, Holt RR, Cercamondi CI, Rashid SF, Zimmermann MB, Mridha MK, Wegmueller R. The effect of zinc-biofortified rice on zinc status of Bangladeshi pre-school children: a randomized, double-masked, household-based controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Nov 18:nqab379.

October 2021

• Hayman T, Hickey P, Amann-Zalcenstein D, Bennett C, Ataide R, Sthity RA, Khandaker AM, Islam KM, Stracke K, Yassi N, Watson R, Long J, Westcott J, Krebs NF, King JC, Black RE, Islam MM, McDonald CM, Pasricha SR. Zinc Supplementation with or without Additional Micronutrients Does Not Affect Peripheral Blood Gene Expression or Serum Cytokine Level in Bangladeshi Children. Nutrients. 2021 Oct 7;13(10):3516.

August 2021

• von Salmuth V, Brennan E, Kerac M, McGrath M, Frison S, Lelijveld N. Maternal-focused interventions to improve infant growth and nutritional status in low-middle income countries: A systematic review of reviews. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 18;16(8):e0256188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256188. PMID: 34407128; PMCID: PMC8372927.

• Liu A, Han A, Chai L. Assessing the Nutrient Adequacy in China's Food Supply from 1965 to 2018. Nutrients. 2021 Aug 9;13(8):2734.

July 2021

• Liong EM, McDonald CM, Suh J, Westcott JL, Wong CP, Signorell C, King JC. Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Intake and Zinc Status Biomarkers in Men: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr. 2021 Jul 1;151(7):1817-1823.

June 2021

• Tsang BL, Holsted E, McDonald CM, Brown KH, Black R, Mbuya MNN, Grant F, Rowe LA, Manger MS. Effects of Foods Fortified with Zinc, Alone or Cofortified with Multiple Micronutrients, on Health and Functional Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Adv Nutr. 2021 Jun 24:nmab065. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab065. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34167148.

• Tarini A, Manger MS, Brown KH, Mbuya MNN, Rowe LA, Grant F, Black RE, McDonald CM. Enablers and Barriers of Zinc Fortification; Experience from 10 Low- and Middle-Income Countries with Mandatory Large-Scale Food Fortification. Nutrients. 2021; 13(6):2051.

• Rouhani P, Rezaei Kelishadi M, Saneei P. Effect of zinc supplementation on mortality in under 5-year children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Eur J Nutr. 2021 Jun 13.

May 2021

• Brown KH, Moore SE, Hess SY, McDonald CM, Jones KS, Meadows SR, Manger MS, Coates J, Alayon S, Osendarp SJM. Increasing the availability and utilization of reliable data on population micronutrient (MN) status globally: the MN Data Generation Initiative. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 May 24:nqab173.

March 2021

• Carducci B, Keats EC, Bhutta ZA. Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and infant outcome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Mar 16;3:CD000230.

• Staub E, Evers K, Askie LM. Enteral zinc supplementation for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm neonates. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Mar 12;3:CD012797.

• Greffeuille V, Fortin S, Gibson R, Rohner F, Williams A, Young MF, Houghton L, Ou J, Dijkhuizen MA, Wirth JP, Lander RL, McDonald CM, Suchdev PS, Berger J, Wieringa FT. Associations between Zinc and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Preschool Children and Women of Reproductive Age: An Analysis of Representative Survey Data from the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project. J Nutr. 2021 Mar 9:nxaa444.

• Victora CG, Christian P, Vidaletti LP, Gatica-Domínguez G, Menon P, Black RE. Revisiting maternal and child undernutrition in low-income and middle-income countries: variable progress towards an unfinished agenda. Lancet. 2021 Mar 5:S0140-6736(21)00394-9.

• Heidkamp RA, Piwoz E, Gillespie S, Keats EC, D'Alimonte MR, Menon P, Das JK, Flory A, Clift JW, Ruel MT, Vosti S, Akuoku JK, Bhutta ZA. Mobilising evidence, data, and resources to achieve global maternal and child undernutrition targets and the Sustainable Development Goals: an agenda for action. Lancet. 2021 Mar 5:S0140-6736(21)00568-7.

• Keats EC, Das JK, Salam RA, Lassi ZS, Imdad A, Black RE, Bhutta ZA. Effective interventions to address maternal and child malnutrition: an update of the evidence. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Mar 5:S2352-4642(20)30274-1.

February 2021

• Akhtar S, Das JK, Ismail T, Wahid M, Saeed W, Bhutta ZA. Nutritional perspectives for the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19. Nutr Rev. 2021 Feb 11;79(3):289-300.

January 2021

• Buturi CV, Mauro RP, Fogliano V, Leonardi C, Giuffrida F. Mineral Biofortification of Vegetables as a Tool to Improve Human Diet. Foods. 2021 Jan 21;10(2):223.

December 2020

• Madhari RS, Boddula S, Ravindranadh P, Jyrwa YW, Boiroju NK, Pullakhandam R, Mamidi RS, Nimmathota A, Kulkarni B, Thingnganing L. High dietary micronutrient inadequacy in peri-urban school children from a district in South India: Potential for staple food fortification and nutrient supplementation. Matern Child Nutr. 2020 Dec;16 Suppl 3:e13065.

• Yeshaw Y, Worku MG, Tessema ZT, Teshale AB, Tesema GA. Zinc utilization and associated factors among under-five children with diarrhea in East Africa: A generalized linear mixed modeling. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 2;15(12):e0243245.

November 2020

• Lowe NM, Zaman M, Moran VH, Ohly H, Sinclair J, Fatima S, Broadley MR, Joy EJM, Mahboob U, Lark RM, Zia MH, Ander EL, Sharp PA, Bailey EH, Young SD, Khan MJ. Biofortification of wheat with zinc for eliminating deficiency in Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster-randomised, double-blind, controlled effectiveness study (BIZIFED2). BMJ Open. 2020 Nov 18;10(11):e039231.

• Galani YJH, Orfila C, Gong YY. A review of micronutrient deficiencies and analysis of maize contribution to nutrient requirements of women and children in Eastern and Southern Africa. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Nov 12:1-24.

October 2020

• Das R, Jobayer Chisti M, Ahshanul Haque M, Ashraful Alam M, Das S, Mahfuz M, Mondal D, Ahmed T. Evaluating association of vaccine response to low serum zinc and vitamin D levels in children of a birth cohort study in Dhaka. Vaccine. 2021 Jan 3;39(1):59-67. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

• Kayode I, Anaba U. Effect of Vitamin D, Selenium, or Zinc Supplementation in HIV: A Systematic Review. AIDS Rev. 2020 Oct 26;23(3).

September 2020

• Mohamed SOO, Alawad MOA, Ahmed AAM, Mahmoud AAA. Access to oral rehydration solution and zinc supplementation for treatment of childhood diarrhoeal diseases in Sudan. BMC Res Notes. 2020 Sep 10;13(1):427.

August 2020

• Daniels L, Gibson RS, Diana A, et al. Micronutrient intakes of lactating mothers and their association with breast milk concentrations and micronutrient adequacy of exclusively breastfed Indonesian infants. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019;110(2):391-400.

• Pasricha SR, Gheorghe A, Sakr-Ashour F, et al. Net benefit and cost-effectiveness of universal iron-containing multiple micronutrient powders for young children in 78 countries: a microsimulation study. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(8):e1071-e1080.

• Tafese Z, Reta Alemayehu F, Anato A, Berhan Y, Stoecker BJ. Child Feeding Practice and Primary Health Care as Major Correlates of Stunting and Underweight among 6- to 23-Month-Old Infants and Young Children in Food-Insecure Households in Ethiopia. Curr Dev Nutr. 2020 Aug 22;4(9):nzaa137.

July 2020

• Gupta S, Brazier AKM, Lowe NM. Zinc deficiency in low- and middle-income countries: prevalence and approaches for mitigation [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 6]. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020;10.1111/jhn.12791.

• Antiporta DA, Ambikapathi R, Bose A, et al. Micronutrient intake and the probability of nutrient adequacy among children 9-24 months of age: results from the MAL-ED birth cohort study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 2]. Public Health Nutr. 2020;1-11.

• Raboy V, Gibson RS, Bailey K, King JC. Comparison of four methods for phytate analysis in plant-based foods. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 2020;90:103481.

June 2020

• Fleming DEB, Crook SL, Evans CT, et al. Portable X-ray fluorescence of zinc applied to human toenail clippings [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 26]. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2020;62:126603.

• Moumin NA, Angel MD, Karakochuk CD, et al. Micronutrient intake and prevalence of micronutrient inadequacy among women (15-49 y) and children (6-59 mo) in South Kivu and Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). PLoS One. 2020;15(6):e0223393.

• Barffour MA, Hinnouho GM, Wessells KR, et al. Effects of therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea and two preventive zinc supplementation regimens on the incidence and duration of diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infections in rural Laotian children: A randomized controlled trial. J Glob Health. 2020;10(1):010424.

• Bhattarai HK, Khanal P, Khanal V, et al. Factors associated with child health service delivery by female community health volunteers in Nepal: findings from a national survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20(1):561.

May 2020

• Chileshe J, Talsma EF, Schoustra SE, et al. Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia. PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0232824.

• Nga HT, Quyen PN, Chaffee BW, Diep Anh NT, Ngu T, King JC. Effect of a nutrient-rich, food-based supplement given to rural Vietnamese mothers prior to and/or during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0232197.

April 2020

• Lassi ZS, Kurji J, Oliveira CS, Moin A, Bhutta ZA. Zinc supplementation for the promotion of growth and prevention of infections in infants less than six months of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Apr 8;4:CD010205.

• Azemati B, Khoramdad M, Qorbani M, Rastad H, Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Kelishadi R. Percentile values of serum zinc concentration and prevalence of its deficiency in Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Apr 28;33(4):525-531.

• Ugwu J, Ezeagu IE, Ibegbu MD, Ejiofor NC, Okorie CP. Zinc status of under-five children in selected urban and rural settings in Enugu State, Nigeria. Int J Med Healh Dev. 2020 Apr 3;25(1):16-20.

• Mandlik R, Mughal Z, Khadilkar A, Chiplonkar S, Ekbote V, Kajale N, Patwardhan V, Padidela R, Khadilkar V. Occurrence of infections in schoolchildren subsequent to supplementation with vitamin D-calcium or zinc: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Nutr Res Pract. 2020 Apr;14(2):117-126.

March 2020

• Kewcharoenwong C, Schuster GU, Wessells KR, Hinnouho GM, Barffour MA, Kounnavong S, Brown KH, Hess SY, Samer W, Tussakhon I, Peerson JM, Lertmemongkolchai G, Stephensen CB. Daily Preventive Zinc Supplementation Decreases Lymphocyte and Eosinophil Concentrations in Rural Laotian Children from Communities with a High Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr. 2020 Mar 2. pii: nxaa037.

• Iqbal S, Ali I, Rust P, Kundi M, Ekmekcioglu C. Selenium, Zinc, and Manganese Status in Pregnant Women and Its Relation to Maternal and Child Complications. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 10;12(3). pii: E725.

February 2020

• Suchdev PS, Jefferds MED, Ota E, da Silva Lopes K, De-Regil LM. Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Feb 28;2:CD008959.

• Wessells KR, Hinnouho GM, Barffour MA, Arnold CD, Kounnavong S, Kewcharoenwong C, Lertmemongkolchai G, Schuster GU, Stephensen CB, Hess SY. Impact of Daily Preventive Zinc or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea on Plasma Biomarkers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Feb;102(2):415-426.

January 2020

• Dhaded SM, Hambidge KM, Ali SA, Somannavar M, Saleem S, Pasha O, Khan U, Herekar V, Vernekar S, Kumar S Y, Westcott JE, Thorsten VR, Sridhar A, Das A, McClure E, Derman RJ, Goldenberg RL, Koso-Thomas M, Goudar SS, Krebs NF. Preconception nutrition intervention improved birth length and reduced stunting and wasting in newborns in South Asia: The Women First Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS One. 2020 Jan 29;15(1):e0218960.

• Tam E, Keats EC, Rind F, Das JK, Bhutta AZA. Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification Interventions on Health and Development Outcomes among Children Under-Five in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2020 Jan 21;12(2).

• Nasiri-Babadi P, Sadeghian M, Sadeghi O, Siassi F, Dorosty A, Esmaillzadeh A, Pouraram H. The association of serum levels of zinc and vitamin D with wasting among Iranian pre-school children. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Jan 3.

• Mkambula P, Mbuya MNN, Rowe LA, Sablah M, Friesen VM, Chadha M, Osei AK, Ringholz C, Vasta FC, Gorstein J. The Unfinished Agenda for Food Fortification in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Quantifying Progress, Gaps and Potential Opportunities. Nutrients. 2020 Jan 29;12(2). pii: E354.

December 2019

• Baye K. Prioritizing the Scale-Up of Evidence-Based Nutrition and Health Interventions to Accelerate Stunting Reduction in Ethiopia. Nutrients. 2019 Dec 16;11(12). pii: E3065.

• Zyba SJ, Wegmüller R, Woodhouse LR, Ceesay K, Prentice AM, Brown KH, Wessells KR. Effect of exogenous phytase added to small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on the fractional and total absorption of zinc from a millet-based porridge consumed with SQ-LNS in young Gambian children: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Dec 1;110(6):1465-1475.

• Black R, Fontaine O, Lamberti L, Bhan M, Huicho L, El Arifeen S, Masanja H, Walker CF, Mengestu TK, Pearson L, Young M, Orobaton N, Chu Y, Jackson B, Bateman M, Walker N, Merson M. Drivers of the reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality 1980-2015 and interventions to eliminate preventable diarrhea deaths by 2030. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020801.

• Billah SM, Raihana S, Ali NB, Iqbal A, Rahman MM, Khan ANS, Karim F, Karim MA, Hassan A, Jackson B, Walker N, Hossain MA, Sarker S, Black RE, El Arifeen S. Bangladesh: a success case in combating childhood diarrhoea. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020803.

• Huicho L, Tavera M, Huayanay-Espinoza CA, Béjar-Díaz M, Rivera-Ch M, Tam Y, Walker N, Black RE. Drivers of the progress achieved by Peru in reducing childhood diarrhoea mortality: a country case study. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020805.

November 2019

• Kuong K, Tor P, Perignon M, Fiorentino M, Chamnan C, Berger J, Burja K, Dijkhuizen MA, Parker M, Roos N, Wieringa FT. Multi-Micronutrient Fortified Rice Improved Serum Zinc and Folate Concentrations of Cambodian School Children. A Double-Blinded Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2019 Nov 20;11(12). pii: E2843.

• Chowdhury R, Dalmiya N, Dwarkanath P, Engle-Stone R, Gernand AD, Goudet S, Hoddinott J, Kaestel P, Manger MS, McDonald CM, Mehta S, Moore SE, Neufeld LM, Osendarp S, Ramachandran P, Rasmussen KM, Stewart C, Sudfeld C, West K, Bergeron G. Setting research priorities on multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2019 Nov 6.

• Abdollahi M, Ajami M, Abdollahi Z, Kalantari N, Houshiarrad A, Fozouni F, Fallahrokni A, Mazandarani FS. Zinc supplementation is an effective and feasible strategy to prevent growth retardation in 6 to 24 month children: A pragmatic double blind, randomized trial. Heliyon. 2019 Nov 1;5(11):e02581.

October 2019

• Palacios AM, Hurley KM, De-Ponce S, Alfonso V, Tilton N, Lambden KB, Reinhart GA, Freeland-Graves JH, Villanueva LM, Black MM. Zinc deficiency associated with anaemia among young children in rural Guatemala. Matern Child Nutr. 2019 Oct 8:e12885.

• Noor RA, Abioye AI, Darling AM, Hertzmark E, Aboud S, Premji Z, Mugusi FM, Duggan C, Sudfeld CR, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W. Prenatal Zinc and Vitamin A Reduce the Benefit of Iron on Maternal Hematologic and Micronutrient Status at Delivery in Tanzania. J Nutr. 2019 Oct 16.

• Huicho L, Tavera M, Huayanay-Espinoza CA, Béjar-Díaz M, Rivera-Ch M, Tam Y, Walker N, Black RE. Drivers of the progress achieved by Peru in reducing childhood diarrhoea mortality: a country case study. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020805.

• Billah SM, Raihana S, Ali NB, Iqbal A, Rahman MM, Khan ANS, Karim F, Karim MA, Hassan A, Jackson B, Walker N, Hossain MA, Sarker S, Black RE, El Arifeen S. Bangladesh: a success case in combating childhood diarrhoea. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020803.

• Black R, Fontaine O, Lamberti L, Bhan M, Huicho L, El Arifeen S, Masanja H, Walker CF, Mengestu TK, Pearson L, Young M, Orobaton N, Chu Y, Jackson B, Bateman M, Walker N, Merson M. Drivers of the reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality 1980-2015 and interventions to eliminate preventable diarrhea deaths by 2030. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020801.

• Peña-Rosas JP, Mithra P, Unnikrishnan B, Kumar N, De-Regil LM, Nair NS, Garcia-Casal MN, Solon JA. Fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals for addressing micronutrient malnutrition. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Oct 25;2019(10).

September 2019

• Hicks CC, Cohen PJ, Graham NAJ, Nash KL, Allison EH, D'Lima C, Mills DJ, Roscher M, Thilsted SH, Thorne-Lyman AL, MacNeil MA. Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies. Nature. 2019 Sep 25. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1592-6.

• Holmes JB, Kroeun H, Houghton LA, Gibson RS, Harding KB, De-Regil LM, Kraemer K, Barr SI, Karakochuk CD. Including 60 mg Elemental Iron in a Multiple Micronutrient Supplement Blunts the Increase in Serum Zinc after 12 Weeks of Daily Supplementation in Predominantly Anemic, Nonpregnant Cambodian Women of Reproductive Age. J Nutr. 2019 Sep 1;149(9):1503-1510.

• Xiang H, Tao Y, Zhang B, Liang C, Li Z, Feng L, Qi J, Pan W, Tong J, Yan S, Tao F. Protective effect of high zinc levels on preterm birth induced by mercury exposure during pregnancy: A birth cohort study in China. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2019 Sep;55:71-77.

• Malla L, Perera-Salazar R, Akech S, Ogero M, Julius T, Irimu G, English M; CIN author group*. Examining the effectiveness of zinc treatment in children admitted with diarrhoea in Kenya's public hospitals: an observational comparative effectiveness study. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020416.

• Shankar H, Kumar N, Sandhir R, Singh MP, Mittal S, Adhikari T, Tarique M, Kaur P, Radhika MS, Kumar A, Rao DN. Association of dietary intake below recommendations and micronutrient deficiencies during pregnancy and low birthweight. J Perinat Med. 2019 Sep 25;47(7):724-731.

July 2019

• Datta D, Namazzi R, Conroy AL, Cusick SE, Hume HA, Tagoola A, Ware RE, Opoka RO, John CC. Zinc for Infection Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia (ZIPS): study protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia. Trials. 2019 Jul 26;20(1):460.

• Rahmannia S, Diana A, Luftimas DE, Gurnida DA, Herawati DMD, Houghton LA, Gibson RS. Poor dietary diversity and low adequacy of micronutrient intakes among rural Indonesian lactating women from Sumedang district, West Java. PLoS One. 2019 Jul 11;14(7):e0219675.

June 2019

• Mondal P, Long JM, Westcott JE, Islam MM, Ahmed M, Mahfuz M, Ahmed T, Miller LV, Krebs NF. Zinc Absorption and Endogenous Fecal Zinc Losses in Bangladeshi Toddlers at Risk for Environmental Enteric Dysfunction. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Jun;68(6):874-879.

• Schuster G, Kewcharoenwong C, Barffour M, Hinnouho GM, Peerson J, Hess S, Wessells KR, Kounnavong S, Lertmemongkolchai G, Stephensen C. Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Lao Children at Risk of Zinc Deficiency (P19-013-19). Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun 13;3(Suppl 1).

• Wessells KR, Hinnouho GM, Barffour M, Sayasone S, Arnold C, Kounnavong S, Brown K, Hess S. Impact of Preventive and Therapeutic Zinc Supplements on Citrulline Concentration and the kynurenine: tryptophan Ratio Among Lao Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial (OR07-02-19). Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun 13;3(Suppl 1).

• Black RE. Progress in the use of ORS and zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhea. J Glob Health. 2019 Jun;9(1):010101.

• Lam F, Abdulwahab A, Houdek J, Adekeye O, Abubakar M, Akinjeji A, Braimoh T, Ajeroh O, Stanley M, Goh N, Schroder K, Wiwa O, Ihebuzor N, Prescott MR. Program evaluation of an ORS and zinc scale-up program in 8 Nigerian states. J Glob Health. 2019 Jun;9(1):010502.

• Schroder K, Battu A, Wentworth L, Houdek J, Fashanu C, Wiwa O, Kihoto R, Macharia G, Trikha N, Bahuguna P, Dabas H, Kirchoffer D, Muhirwe L, Mucheri P, Musoke A, Lam F. Increasing coverage of pediatric diarrhea treatment in high-burden countries. J Glob Health. 2019 Jun;9(1):0010503.

• Lam F, Wentworth L, Cherutich P, Migiro S, Abdala K, Musyoka M, Ogolla S, Obudho M, Mwangi Z, Kihoto R, Cheruiyot C, Wariari B, Battu A, Schroder K. An evaluation of a national oral rehydration solution and zinc scale-up program in Kenya between 2011 and 2016. J Glob Health. 2019 Jun;9(1):010505.

• Lam F, Kirchhoffer D, Buluma DM, Kabunga L, Wamala-Mucheri PN, Schroder K, Battu A. A retrospective mixed-methods evaluation of a national ORS and zinc scale-up program in Uganda between 2011 and 2016. J Glob Health. 2019 Jun;9(1):010504.

• Keats EC, Neufeld LM, Garrett GS, Mbuya MNN, Bhutta ZA. Improved micronutrient status and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries following large-scale fortification: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun 1;109(6):1696-1708.

May 2019

• Hategeka C, Tuyisenge G, Bayingana C, Tuyisenge L. Effects of scaling up various community-level interventions on child mortality in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania: a modeling study. Glob Health Res Policy. 2019 May 29;4:1.

• Wessells KR, Peerson JM, Brown KH. Within-individual differences in plasma ferritin, retinol-binding protein, and zinc concentrations in relation to inflammation observed during a short-term longitudinal study are similar to between-individual differences observed cross-sectionally. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 May 1;109(5):1484-1492.

• Signorell C, Zimmermann MB, Cakmak I, Wegmüller R, Zeder C, Hurrell R, Aciksoz SB, Boy E, Tay F, Frossard E, Moretti D. Zinc Absorption From Agronomically Biofortified Wheat Is Similar to Post-Harvest Fortified Wheat and Is a Substantial Source of Bioavailable Zinc in Humans. J Nutr. 2019 May 1;149(5):840-846.

April 2019

• Lowe NM, Khan MJ, Broadley MR, Zia MH, McArdle HJ, Joy EJM, Ohly H, Shahzad B, Ullah U, Kabana G, Medhi R, Afridi MZ. Examining the effectiveness of consuming flour made from agronomically biofortified wheat (Zincol-2016/NR-421) for improving Zn status in women in a low-resource setting in Pakistan: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled cross-over trial (BiZiFED). BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 17;8(4):e021364.

• Lauer JM, McDonald CM, Kisenge R, Aboud S, Fawzi WW, Liu E, Tran HQ, Gewirtz AT, Manji KP, Duggan CP. Markers of Systemic Inflammation and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Are Not Reduced by Zinc or Multivitamins in Tanzanian Infants: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Apr 2. pii: S0022-3476(19)30240-9.

March 2019

• Gera T, Shah D, Sachdev HS. Zinc Supplementation for Promoting Growth in Children Under 5 Years of age in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review. Indian Pediatr. 2019 Mar 17.

• Keats EC, Haider BA, Tam E, Bhutta ZA. Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Mar 14;3:CD004905.

February 2019

• de Jager I, Borgonjen-van den Berg KJ, Giller KE, Brouwer ID. Current and potential role of grain legumes on protein and micronutrient adequacy of the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children: using linear programming. Nutr J. 2019 Feb 21;18(1):12.

• Eaton JC, Rothpletz-Puglia P, Dreker MR, Iannotti L, Lutter C, Kaganda J, Rayco-Solon P. Effectiveness of provision of animal-source foods for supporting optimal growth and development in children 6 to 59 months of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Feb 19;2:CD012818.

January 2019

• Lam F, Pro G, Agrawal S, Shastri VD, Wentworth L, Stanley M, Beri N, Tupe A, Mishra T, Subramaniam H, Schroder K, Prescott MR, Trikha N. Effect of enhanced detailing and mass media on community use of oral rehydration salts and zinc during a scale-up program in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. J Glob Health. 2019 Jan.

• Berger J, Roos N, Greffeuille V, Dijkhuizen M, Wieringa F. Driving Policy Change to Improve Micronutrient Status in Women of Reproductive Age and Children in Southeast Asia: The SMILING Project. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Jan;23(Suppl 1):79-85.

• Tessema M, De Groote H, D Brouwer I, J M Feskens E, Belachew T, Zerfu D, Belay A, Demelash Y, S Gunaratna N. Soil Zinc Is Associated with Serum Zinc But Not with Linear Growth of Children in Ethiopia. Nutrients. 2019 Jan 22;11(2)

• Long JM, Mondal P, Westcott JE, Miller LV, Islam MM, Ahmed M, Mahfuz M, Ahmed T, Krebs NF. Zinc Absorption from Micronutrient Powders Is Low in Bangladeshi Toddlers at Risk of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and May Increase Dietary Zinc Requirements. J Nutr. 2019 Jan 9.

• Wessells KR, Young RR, Ferguson EL, Ouédraogo CT, Faye MT, Hess SY. Assessment of Dietary Intake and Nutrient Gaps, and Development of Food-Based Recommendations, among Pregnant and Lactating Women in Zinder, Niger: An Optifood Linear Programming Analysis. Nutrients. 2019 Jan 2.

December 2018

• Hinnouho GM, Bernstein RM, Barffour MA, Arnold CD, Wessells KR, Ratsavong K, Bounheuang B, Kounnavong S, Hess SY. Impact of Two Forms of Daily Preventive Zinc or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea on Hair Cortisol Concentrations Among Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2018 Dec 27.

• Barffour MA, Hinnouho GM, Kounnavong S, Wessells KR, Ratsavong K, Bounheuang B, Chanhthavong B, Sitthideth D, Sengnam K, Arnold CD, Brown KH, Hess SY. Effects of Daily Zinc, Daily Multiple Micronutrient Powder, or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea Prevention on Physical Growth, Anemia, and Micronutrient Status in Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. Dec 21.

• International Atomic Energy Agency. Assessment of Zinc Metabolism in Humans Using Stable Zinc Isotope Techniques. Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2018.

October 2018

• Wirth JP, Rajabov T, Petry N, Woodruff BA, Shafique NB, Mustafa R, Tyler VQ, Rohner F. Micronutrient Deficiencies, Over- and Undernutrition, and Their Contribution to Anemia in Azerbaijani Preschool Children and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age. Nutrients. 2018 Oct 11;10(10).

September 2018

•  Sazawal S, Dhingra U, Dhingra P, Dutta A, Deb S, Kumar J, Devi P, Prakash A. Efficacy of high zinc biofortified wheat in improvement of micronutrient status, and prevention of morbidity among preschool children and women - a double masked, randomized, controlled trial. Nutr J. 2018 Sept 15.

July 2018

• Gibson RS, Raboy V, King JC. Implications of phytate in plant-based foods for iron and zinc bioavailability, setting dietary requirements, and formulating programs and policies. Nutr Rev. 2018 July 13.

May 2018

• Wastney ME, McDonaldCM, Kind JC. A dynamic model for predicting growth in zinc-deficient stunted infants given supplemental zinc. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 May 2.

March 2018

• Liu E, Pimpin L, Shulkin M, Kranz S, Duggan CP, Mozaffarian D, Fawzi WW. Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Growth Outcomes in Children under 5 Years of Age. Nutrients. 2018 March 20.

October 2017

• Ariff S, Krebs NF, Westcott JE, Hambidge KM, Miller LV, Rizvi A, Soofi SB, Bhutta ZA. Exchangeable Zinc Pool Size at Birth in Pakistani SGA and AGA Infants Do Not Differ but are Lower than in US Infants. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 October 13.

September 2017

• Carter RC, Kupka R, Manji K, McDonald CM, Aboud S, Erhardt JG, Gosselin K, Kisenge R, Liu E, Fawzi W, Duggan CP. Zinc and multivitamin supplementation have contrasting effects on infant iron status: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. EJCN. 2017 Sept 6.

July 2017

• Engle-Stone R, Nankap M, Ndjebayi AO, Allen LH, Shahab-Ferdows S, Hampel D, Killilea DW, Gimou MM, Houghton LA, Friedman A, Tarini A, Stamm RA, Brown KH. Iron, Zinc, Folate, and Vitamin B-12 Status Increased among Women and Children in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon, 1 Year after Introducing Fortified Wheat Flour. J Nutr. 2017 July.

February 2017

• Zyba S, Shenvi SV, Killilea DW, Holland TC, Kim E, Moy A, Sutherland B, Gildengorin G, Shigenaga MK, King JC. A moderate increase in dietary zinc reduces DNA strand breaks in leukocytes and alters plasma proteins without changing plasma zinc concentrations. AJCN. 2017 Feb.

January 2017

• Hess SY. National Risk of Zinc Deficiency as Estimated by National Surveys. Food Nutr Bull. 2017 Jan 25.

June 2016

• Gibson RS, King JC, Lowe N. A Review of Dietary Zinc Recommendations. Food Nutr Bull. 2016 Jun 16. 

• Armah SM. Fractional Zinc Absorption for Men, Women, and Adolescents Is Overestimated in the Current Dietary Reference Intakes. J Nutr. 2016 Jun.

• Shah D, Sachdev HS, Gera T, De-Regil LM, Peña-Rosas JP. Fortification of staple foods with zinc for improving zinc status and other health outcomes in the general population. Cochrane Public Health Group. 2016 Jun 9. 

May 2016

• Locks LM, Manji KP, McDonald CM, Kupka R, Kisenge R, Aboud S, Wang M, Bellinger DC, Fawzi WW, Duggan CP. The effect of daily zinc and/or multivitamin supplements on early childhood development in Tanzania: results from a randomized controlled trial. Matern Child Nutr. 2016 May 18.

• Yuan X, Qian SY, Li Z, Zhang ZZ. Effect of zinc supplementation on infants with severe pneumonia. World J Pediatr. 2016 May;12(2):166-9.

April 2016

• Rerksuppaphol S, Rerksuppaphol L. Effect of zinc plus multivitamin supplementation on growth of school children. Pediatr Int. 2016 Apr 15.

• Newton B, Bhat BV, Dhas BB, Mondal N, Gopalakrishna SM. Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Early Outcome of Neonatal Sepsis - A Randomized Controlled Trial. Indian J Pediatr. 2016 Apr;83(4):289-93.

March 2016

• King JC, Brown KH, Gibson RS, Krebs NF, Lowe NM, Siekmann JH, Raiten DJ. Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) - Zinc Review. J Nutr. 2016 Mar 9.

February 2016

• Suchdev PS, Addo OY, Martorell R, Grant FK, Ruth LJ, Patel MK, Juliao PC, Quick R, Flores-Ayala R. Effects of community-based sales of micronutrient powders on morbidity episodes in preschool children in Western Kenya. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb 10.

January 2016

• Galetti V, Mitchikpè CE, Kujinga P, Tossou F, Hounhouigan DJ, Zimmermann MB, Moretti D. Rural Beninese Children Are at Risk of Zinc Deficiency According to Stunting Prevalence and Plasma Zinc Concentration but Not Dietary Zinc Intakes. J Nutr. 2015 Nov 25. pii: jn216606.

• Brnić M, Wegmüller R, Melse-Boonstra A, Stomph T, Zeder C, Tay FM, Hurrell RF. Zinc Absorption by Adults Is Similar from Intrinsically Labeled Zinc-Biofortified Rice and from Rice Fortified with Labeled Zinc Sulfate.J Nutr. 2015 Dec 16. pii:jn213421.

November 2015

• Galetti V, Kujinga P, Mitchikpè CE, Zeder C, Tay F, Tossou F, Hounhouigan JD, Zimmermann MB, Moretti D. Efficacy of highly bioavailable zinc from fortified water: a randomized controlled trial in rural Beninese children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Nov;102(5):1238-48.

July 2015

• McDonald CM, Manji KP, Kisenge R, Aboud S, Spiegelman D, Fawzi WW, Duggan CP. Daily Zinc but Not Multivitamin Supplementation Reduces Diarrhea and Upper Respiratory Infections in Tanzanian Infants: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. J Nutr. 2015 Jul 22.

• Ahmad SM, Hossain MB, Monirujjaman M, Islam S, Huda MN, Kabir Y, Raqib R, Lönnerdal BL. Maternal zinc supplementation improves hepatitis B antibody responses in infants but decreases plasma zinc level. Eur J Nutr. 2015 Jul 25.

June 2015

• Nuttall JR, Supasai S, Kha J, Vaeth BM, Mackenzie GG, Adamo AM, Oteiza PI. Gestational marginal zinc deficiency impaired fetal neural progenitor cell proliferation by disrupting the ERK1/2 signaling pathway.J Nutr Biochem. 2015 Jun 9.

• Abbaspour N, Amini M, Hurrell R, Schulin R. Modeling Zinc Intake for Intervention and Scenario Analysis.Food Nutr Bull. 2015 Jun;36(2):89-101.

• Miller LV, Hambidge KM, Krebs NF. Zinc Absorption Is Not Related to Dietary Phytate Intake in Infants and Young Children Based on Modeling Combined Data from Multiple Studies. J Nutr. 2015 Jun 24. 

May 2015

• Wieringa FT, Dijkhuizen MA, Fiorentino M, Laillou A, Berger J. Determination of zinc status in humans: which indicator should we use? Nutrients. 2015 May 6;7(5):3252-63. doi: 10.3390/nu7053252. PubMed PMID: 25954900.