Blood and Urinary Zinc Levels in Diabetes Mellitus
作者:
Surender Kumar,
Kamala S. Jaya Rao,
期刊:
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
(Karger Available online 1974)
卷期:
Volume 17,
issue 4
页码: 231-235
ISSN:0250-6807
年代: 1974
DOI:10.1159/000175541
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Diabetes mellitus;Plasma zinc;Leukocyte zinc;Erythrocyte zinc;Urinary zinc;Undernutrition
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Zinc was estimated in plasma, leukocytes, erythrocytes and urine of newly-diagnosed cases of diabetes. The patients were all underweight and belonged to socioeconomic groups known to subsist on predominantly cereal-based, calorie-deficient diets. The 24-hour excretion of zinc in urine was found to be significantly high. Evidence is presented to show that this may not be a mere consequence of polyuria. The levels of zinc in plasma, and blood cells were significantly low. It is postulated that hyperzincuria, in the face of a low availability of dietary zinc due to high phytate in cereals, may lead to these low circulating levels of zinc.
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