IZiNCG Symposium Presentations

Time to re-assess the recommended upper level for zinc?

Presentations from the IZiNCG Symposium at the  
II WCPHN in Oporto, Portugal in September 2010

• Rationale for tolerable upper intake level for zinc 
  by Sonja Hess     slides
• A review of dietary zinc intakes in some developed and low-income countries
  by Rosalind Gibson     slides
• Review of new information  on the safe upper level for zinc
  by Christine Hotz     slides
• New recommendations for flour fortification with zinc
  by Kenneth Brown     slides
• Programmatic implications of tolerable upper intake level
  by Omar Dary     slides
  

Implementing zinc intervention programs

Results of the recently published IZiNCG Technical Document #2 were presented at the IZiNCG Satellite Session on May 14, 2009 at the Micronutrient Forum in Beijing, China by members of the Steering Committee.

• Introduction to the session
  by Christine Hotz    slides
• How to assess zinc status
  by Janet King    slides
• Evidence on preventive zinc supplementation
  by Kenneth Brown    slides
• Evidence on dietary diversification
  by Rosalind Gibson    slides
• How to select the most appropriate zinc intervention program
  by Marie Ruel    slides
• IZiNCG Satellite Session - Key messages
  by Kenneth Brown    slides