RT - Journal Article T1 - A Study on Effects of Zinc Supplementation on Growth of School Children in Yasuj JF - yums-armaghan YR - 2006 JO - yums-armaghan VO - 11 IS - 2 UR - http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-731-en.html SP - 73 EP - 81 K1 - Zinc K1 - Growth K1 - School Children AB - Introduction & Objective: Zinc is an important nutrient which is critical for normal immune function and physical growth. Zinc deficiency seems to be common in developing countries and this makes children in those countries prone to infectious diseases. The aim of This study was to find out the effect of zinc supplementation on growth of school children in Yasuj, in Southwest of Iran. Materials & Methods: The study was done as a double – blinded clinical trial. Eight hundreds and four school children aged 8-11 were the subjects of this study. Children were randomly assigned to zinc or placebo group to receive daily supplementation of zinc or placebo, in an identical form (syrup) and identical pre-coded containers, 6 days per week, for 7 months. Anthropometric assessment was first performed at the time of enrolment and then monthly. The data were analyzed by standard statistical tests using SPSS software. Results: Results showed significant weight gain in zinc supplemented group compared with placebo group (1.71± 1.48 VS 0.65 ± 1.98 p LA eng UL http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-731-en.html M3 ER -