Abstract
This study was intended to investigate the relationship of zinc intake and urinary
excretion in adult women.
Information on the dietary zinc intake for the consecutive 5 days was collected using
weighing method for nine healthy women. Urin...
Abstract
This study was intended to investigate the relationship of zinc intake and urinary
excretion in adult women.
Information on the dietary zinc intake for the consecutive 5 days was collected using
weighing method for nine healthy women. Urinary zinc excretion during the same period
was also measured. In order to figure out the difference of zinc intake due to dietary
assessment methodology, dietary intake was measured by weighing method for three
days. At the same time, the meals subjects consumed each day were collected to
analyze daily zinc intake of each subject.
Average zinc intake for 5 consecutive days was 5.9±0.6mg, which was equivalent to
49% of Korean Recommended Dietary Allowances(RDA). Average urinary zinc excretion
during the same period was 0.31±0.18mg, When mean dietary zinc intake was assessed
by using weighing method for 3 consecutive days, it was 5.7±1.2mg which was
equivalent to 48% of Korean RDA. However, average dietary zinc intake from collected
food sample was 6.3±1.8mg by chemical analysis.
Based on dietary zinc intake and urinary zinc, we concluded zinc status of adult female
participated in this study was marginally deficient.