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A mathematical model of zinc absorption in humans as a function of dietary zinc and phytate.

ABSTRACT: The quantities of zinc and phytate in the diet are the primary factors determining zinc absorption. A mathematical model of zinc absorption as a function of dietary zinc and phytate can be used to predict dietary zinc requirements and, potentially, enhance our understanding of zinc absorption. Our goal was to develop a model of practical and informative value based on fundamental knowledge of the zinc absorption process and then fit the model to selected published data to assess its validity and estimate parameter values. A model of moderate mathematical complexity relating total zinc absorption to total dietary zinc and total dietary phytate was derived and fit to 21 mean data from whole day absorption studies using nonlinear regression analysis. Model validity, goodness of fit, satisfaction of regression assumptions, and quality of the parameter estimates were evaluated using standard statistical criteria. The fit had an R(2) of 0.82. The residuals were found to exhibit a normal distribution, constant variance, and independence. The parameters of the model, A(MAX), K(R), and K(P), were estimated to have values of 0.13, 0.10, and 1.2 mmol/d, respectively. Several of these estimates had wide CI attributable in part to the small number and the scatter of the data. The model was judged to be valid and of immediate value for studying and predicting absorption. A version of the model incorporating a passive absorption mechanism was not supported by the available data.

SUBMITTER: Miller LV

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1995555 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A mathematical model of zinc absorption in humans as a function of dietary zinc and phytate.

Miller Leland V LV Krebs Nancy F NF Hambidge K Michael KM

The Journal of nutrition 20070101 1

The quantities of zinc and phytate in the diet are the primary factors determining zinc absorption. A mathematical model of zinc absorption as a function of dietary zinc and phytate can be used to predict dietary zinc requirements and, potentially, enhance our understanding of zinc absorption. Our goal was to develop a model of practical and informative value based on fundamental knowledge of the zinc absorption process and then fit the model to selected published data to assess its validity and ...[more]

PMID: 17182814

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Project description:BackgroundEnvironmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disorder of the small bowel, is suspected to impair absorption of micronutrients, including zinc.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to compare zinc absorption from micronutrient powder (MNP) over a range of zinc doses in young children screened for EED with use of the lactulose:mannitol ratio (L:M).MethodsBangladeshi children aged 18-24 mo, grouped according to high and low L:M (≥0.09 and <0.09, respectively), were randomly assigned to MNP with 0, 5, 10, or 15 mg Zn/sachet (10 subjects per dose per L:M group). Over a day, fractional absorption of zinc was measured from an MNP-fortified meal and from unfortified meals with stable isotope tracers; total daily absorbed zinc (TAZ, milligrams per day) was determined as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included investigation of relations of TAZ to intake, to physiologic requirement, and to other variables, including biomarkers of systemic and intestinal inflammation, using nonlinear models. TAZ was also compared with published data on child zinc absorption.ResultsIn 74 subjects who completed the study, zinc absorption did not differ by L:M grouping. Most biomarkers of intestinal inflammation were elevated in both L:M groups. For combined L:M groups, mean ± SD TAZ for each MNP dose (0, 5, 10, and 15 mg/sachet) was 0.57 ± 0.30, 0.68 ± 0.31, 0.90 ± 0.43, and 1.0 ± 0.39 mg/d, respectively (P = 0.002), and exceeded the estimated physiologic requirement only for the 10- and 15-mg MNP doses. Zinc absorption was notably lower at all intake levels compared with published data (P < 0.0001) and was inversely related to serum α-1 acid glycoprotein and to fecal Entamoeba histolytica (P = 0.02).ConclusionResults indicate impaired absorption of zinc, which may predispose to zinc deficiency in young children with evidence of enteropathy. These findings suggest that current doses of zinc in MNP may be insufficient to yield zinc-related preventative benefits in similar settings. This study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02758444.

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A mathematical model of zinc absorption in humans as a function of dietary zinc and phytate.

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A mathematical model of zinc absorption in humans as a function of dietary zinc and phytate.

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