Zinc supplementation and bone growth in pubertal girls.

Clark, P J; Eastell, R; Barker, M E · Lancet · 1999

rct · Level II

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Abstract

We supplemented the diets of 47 peripubertal girls with zinc (15 mg/day) or placebo for 6 weeks. Zinc supplementation increased serum zinc. Insulin-like growth factor I and biochemical markers of bone turnover did not change, albeit dietary zinc was below the reference level (in 94% of individuals).

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