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KMID : 0665220080210020256
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Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition
2008 Volume.21 No. 2 p.256 ~ p.262
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Analysis of Hair Tissue Mineral Contents According to Body Mass Index
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Bae Yun-Kyung
Cho Mi-Sook
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Abstract
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This study was carried out to compare the hair mineral status of obese, over-weighted and non-obese individuals, to gather basic data for customizing menu development and to create an education manual for the obese persons. Food preferences or various disease states could be suggested by different mineral patterns in TMA(tissue mineral analysis). The results indicated that Zn status was considerably lower in the obese individuals than in the non-obese(p<0.001) whereas hair Na(p<0.0001), K(p<0.01) and Fe(p<0.05) were at significantly higher levels in the obese individuals. The ratio of Ca/K(p<0.001) was significantly lower in the obese than in the non-obese. But the levels of hair toxic minerals such as Sb, As, Hb, Al et al. were not differ according to BMI groups. The obtained data demonstrate the changes of hair mineral content in both overweight and obese individuals thus suggesting metabolic mineral disturbance in those groups.
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KEYWORD
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hair tissue mineral content, obesity, Zn, Fe, body mass index
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