Supplementation of growth hormone or zinc in growth of non-eutrophic children: synthesis of evidence for a strategic decision health management
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https://doi.org/10.37497/ijhmreview.v4i1.130Keywords:
Children, Growth, Supplementation, Zinc, Growth Hormone, Health Management.Abstract
Child's low height is related to factors such as morbidity, mortality, short stature in adulthood, and nutritional status, and may be caused by genetic or environmental influences. Objective: To review the literature on the techniques of zinc supplementation or the use of GH hormone in the growth of children, comparing their advantages and applications. Methodology: This is a literature review with synthesis of evidence, with four articles on the comparison between the effects of growth hormone GH and zinc on the growth of non-eutrophic children. Synthesis of evidence: when comparing the ability of both differentiation methods the GH hormone is a long-term treatment that can lead to adult height as expected and zinc supplementation acts directly on the GH hormone already produced by the child, obtaining different results because depends on the response of each organism.
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