Zinc and iron deficiency and their interrelations in low-income African American and Hispanic children in Atlanta

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2844684/


Conrad R Cole,corresponding author Frederick K Grant, E Dawn Swaby-Ellis, Joy L Smith, Anne Jacques, Christine A Northrop-Clewes, Kathleen L Caldwell, Christine M Pfeiffer, and Thomas R Ziegler

Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Apr; 91(4): 1027–1034.
Published online 2010 Feb 10.

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Conclusions: The prevalence of zinc deficiency and anemia was high in this population of low-income minority children, especially among African Americans.

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