Subclinical zinc deficiency impairs human brain function.

Harold H Sandstead

Journal: Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) 2012;26(2-3):70-3

PMID: 22673824

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Abstract

Experiments in other species showed zinc essential for brain growth and function. Six randomized controlled comparative treatment experiments in Chinese and Mexican-American low-income children, aged 6-9 years, middle-income US adolescents, middle-income US premenopausal women and middle income US men, found that subclinical zinc deficiency changes brain function. Simultaneous treatment with a broad mixture of other micronutrients and/or an adequate omnivorous diet appeared to enhance the efficacy of zinc.

Address: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Division of Human Nutrition, Galveston, TX 77555-1109, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2012.04.018

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MeSH Terms: Brain, Cognition, Humans, Memory, Psychomotor Performance, Zinc