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ABSTRACT Short children with constitutional growth delay were found to be Zn deficient, and we investigated two different dosages for replacement. Group 1 (9 children aged 11) received 50 mg
elemental Zn (220 mg Zn SO4) daily for 2 months and then once each week. Group 2 (5 children aged 12) received 100 mg elemental Zn (440 mg Zn SO4) daily for 6 months. Their hair, serum, and
urine Zn was determined at 0, 2 and 6 months. Apparently the 100 mg dose results in levels of Zn in serum and urine which are elevated by 2 months and still elevated at 6 months. Since
prolonged high Zn intake may lead to deficiency in copper and possibly other metal ions, this dose is probably excessive. ARTICLE PDF AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Nassau
County Med Ctr, SUNY, Stony Brook Health Sci Ctr, Dept of Ped, E. Meadow, 11554, NY S Ziaadin Ghavami-Maibodi, Mariano Castro-Magana & Platon J Collipp Authors * S Ziaadin
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ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Ghavami-Maibodi, S., Castro-Magana, M. & Collipp, P. 594 ZINC (Zn) REPLACEMENT DOSAGES IN CHILDREN. _Pediatr Res_ 15 (Suppl 4), 539 (1981).
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