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Rev. chil. nutr ; 40(2): 107-111, June 2013. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-687144

ABSTRACT

Food consumption and therefore the nutritional status of micro-nutrients are influenced by various factors such as seasonality. This study aimed to determine the effect of seasonality on the nutritional status of Fe, Zn and Cu in adult subjects. A longitudinal study was conducted during the months of September 2005 and August 2006. Fifty subjects of both sexes belonging to the urban area of the city of Santiago de Chile were evaluated. Blood samples were drawn during the first week of each month; serum iron, copper and zinc, hemoglobin, mean cell volume, serum ferritin, zinc-protophorphyrin and ceruloplasmin were determined. Serum copper and zinc levels showed significant seasonal variations but not serum iron. Mean cell volume, hemoglobin and ceruloplasmins were significantly lower during spring and summer while serum ferritin and zinc-protophorphyrin showed lower concentrations during autumn and winter. We conclude that during the spring and summer levels of serum iron, copper and zinc could be diminished by reduced food intake.


El consumo de alimentos y por lo tanto el estado de nutrición de los micronutrientes está condicionado por diferentes factores como la estacionalidad. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar el efecto de la estacionalidad sobre el estado nutricional de hierro, zinc y cobre de sujetos adultos habitantes de la ciudad de Santiago de Chile. Un estudio longitudinal en 50 sujetos de ambos sexos se realizó entre los meses de septiembre del 2005 y agosto del 2006. Durante la primera semana de cada mes se extrajo muestras de sangre para la determinación de hierro, zinc y cobre sérico, hemoglobina, volumen corpuscular medio, ferritina sérica zinc-protoporfirina y ceruloplasmina. Los niveles de cobre, zinc, hemoglobina, volumen corpuscular medio, y ceruloplasmina fueron significativamente menores durante primavera y verano mientras ferritina sérica y zinc-protoporfirina presentaron niveles más bajas durante otoño e invierno. Concluimos que la estacionalidad es un factor a considerar cuando se realicen mediciones de estado de nutrición de los microminerales hierro, zinc y cobre.


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Seasons , Zinc/chemistry , Micronutrients , Copper/chemistry , Iron/chemistry , Nutritive Value
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