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PEDIATRICS Vol. 112 No. 6 December 2003, pp. 1419-1420

COMMENTARY

Zinc, Low Birth Weight, and Breastfeeding

K. Michael Hambidge, MD, ScD and Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS, FAAP

Section of Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO 80262

Abbreviations: SGA, small for gestational age

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The article by Sur et al1 in this issue further emphasizes the value of both breastfeeding and an adequate zinc intake for infants. The notable contribution of zinc deficiency in infancy and early childhood to stunting2 and infectious disease morbidity3 and mortality,4 especially from diarrhea and pneumonia, is now well-documented in developing countries.

In the study by Sur et al, zinc supplementation of low birth weight infants for the first year of life was associated with improved growth . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Address correspondence to Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 E 9th Ave, Box C225, Denver, CO 80262. E-mail: nancy.krebs@uchsc.edu