Oken Emily, Duggan Christopher
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Curr Opin Pediatr. 2002 Jun;14(3):350-3. doi: 10.1097/00008480-200206000-00014.
The past few years have seen several substantial advances in our understanding of the importance of micronutrients in child health and nutrition. Although historically child nutrition in developing countries has focused on protein and energy sufficiency, more recent efforts have been made to evaluate and eliminate micronutrient deficiencies. Accumulating data have underlined the important long-term health effects that may occur with iron deficiency, and studies continue to confirm the benefits of successful treatment of iron deficiency anemia. Zinc is another micronutrient whose significance to child health is increasingly appreciated. Although breakthroughs in micronutrient research have generally come from populations in developing countries, children in industrialized countries also benefit from increasing knowledge about nutritional requirements and interventions.
在过去几年里，我们对微量营养素在儿童健康和营养方面重要性的理解有了几项重大进展。尽管从历史上看，发展中国家的儿童营养一直侧重于蛋白质和能量的充足，但最近已作出更多努力来评估和消除微量营养素缺乏症。越来越多的数据凸显了缺铁可能产生的重要长期健康影响，而且研究不断证实成功治疗缺铁性贫血的益处。锌是另一种其对儿童健康的重要性日益得到认可的微量营养素。虽然微量营养素研究方面的突破通常来自发展中国家的人群，但工业化国家的儿童也受益于对营养需求和干预措施了解的增加。
