+ Biochemical Assessment of Zinc Status

IZiNCG Technical Briefs

• Technical Brief no. 1, 2007 - Quantifying the risk of zinc deficiency: Recommended indicators
• Technical Brief no. 2, 2012, 2nd Edition - Assessing population zinc status with serum zinc concentration
• Technical Brief no. 6, 2018 - How to deal with hemolysis for plasma/serum zinc analysis
• Technical Brief no. 8, 2018 - Assessing population zinc exposure with hair or nail zinc
• Hemolysis guidance card, 2018
• Technical Brief no. 10, 2020 - Adjusting plasma or serum zinc concentrations for inflammation5
• Technical Brief no. 12, 2020 - Comparison of laboratory instrument types for analysis of plasma or serum zinc concentration5 ]3

IZiNCG Technical Documents

• de Bentoist B, Darnton-Hill I, Davidsson L, Fontaine O, eds. Executive Summary — Recommendations for Indicators of Population Zinc Status Food Nutr Bull 2007;28:S399-S400.
• Hess SY, Peerson JM, King JC, Brown KH. Use of serum zinc concentration as an indicator of population zinc status Food Nutr Bull 2007;28:S403-S29.
• International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG). Chapter 2: Assessment of the Risk of Zinc Deficiency in Populations. In: Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its control. Hotz C and Brown KH, eds. Food Nutr Bull 2004;25:S91-S204.

Relevant publications

• Gibson, RS. Principles of Nutritional Assessment: Zinc, 3rd Edition. Free online edition. 2020.
• 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.
• Lowe NM, Fekete K, Decsi T. Methods of assessment of zinc status in humans: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009.

+ Assessment of Dietary Zinc Intakes

IZiNCG technical briefs

• Technical Brief no. 1, 2007 - Quantifying the risk of zinc deficiency: Recommended indicators
• Technical Brief no. 3, 2019, 2nd edition -Determining the prevalence of zinc deficiency: assessment of dietary zinc intake
• Technical Brief no. 7, 2018. - Tools to assess dietary zinc intake in populations

IZiNCG Technical Documents

• de Bentoist B, Darnton-Hill I, Davidsson L, Fontaine O, eds. Executive Summary — Recommendations for Indicators of Population Zinc Status Food Nutr Bull 2007;28:S399-S400.
• Hotz, C. Dietary Indicators for Assessing the Adequacy of Population Zinc Intakes Food Nutr Bull 2007;28:S430-S453.
• International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG). Chapter 2: Assessment of the Risk of Zinc Deficiency in Populations. In: Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its control. Hotz C and Brown KH, eds. Food Nutr Bull 2004;25:S91-S204.

The FAO/INFOODS/IZiNCG global food composition database for phytate

• PhyFoodComp1.0 and user guide can be found here

Relevant publications

• Gibson, RS. Principles of Nutritional Assessment: Zinc, 3rd Edition. Free online edition. 2020.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lowe NM, Fekete K, Decsi T. Methods of assessment of zinc status in humans: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009.

+ Assessment of Stunting

IZiNCG Technical Briefs

• Technical Brief no. 1, 2007 - Quantifying the risk of zinc deficiency: Recommended indicators

IZiNCG Technical Documents

• de Bentoist B, Darnton-Hill I, Davidsson L, Fontaine O, eds. Executive Summary — Recommendations for Indicators of Population Zinc Status Food Nutr Bull 2007;28:S399-S400.
• Hess SY, Peerson JM, King JC, Brown KH.
• Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. Functional indicators for assessing zinc deficiency Food Nutr Bull 2007;28:S454-S479.
• Hess SY, Peerson JM, King JC, Brown KH. Chapter 2: Assessment of the Risk of Zinc Deficiency in Populations. In: Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its control. Hotz C and Brown KH, eds. Food Nutr Bull 2004;25:S91-S204.

Relevant publications

• Gibson, RS. Principles of Nutritional Assessment: Zinc, 3rd Edition. Free online edition. 2020.
• World Health Organization & the United Nations Children's Fund. Recommendations for data collection, analysis and reporting on anthropometric indicators in children under 5 years old. 2019.
• 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.