Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Body Composition of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Autor: Cunha TA; Postgraduate Health Sciences Program Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Vermeulen-Serpa KM; Postgraduate Health Sciences Program Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Grilo EC; Postgraduate Health Sciences Program Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Dourado-Júnior MET; Department of Internal Medicine Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Bezerra BGP; Chemistry Institute Núcleo de Processamento Primário e Reúso de Água Produzida e Resíduos-Nupprar Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Torres NRSM; Postgraduate Nutrition Program Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Lopes MMGD; Department of Nutrition Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Leite-Lais L; Department of Nutrition Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Brandão-Neto J; Postgraduate Health Sciences Program Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil., Vale SHL; Postgraduate Health Sciences Program Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil.; Postgraduate Nutrition Program Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil.; Department of Nutrition Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of nutrition and metabolism [J Nutr Metab] 2024 Sep 18; Vol. 2024, pp. 5522139. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 18 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1155/2024/5522139
Abstrakt: Background: The study hypothesized that zinc supplementation would increase or preserve lean body mass in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the body composition of DMD patients before and after zinc supplementation.
Materials and Methods: The study is a clinical trial comprising 21 boys diagnosed with DMD. Dietary intake parameters were evaluated before zinc supplementation. Serum zinc levels, anthropometry, and body composition were measured in three moments, four months apart. The patients received 5, 10, or 15 mg of zinc bis-glycine supplementation according to age as an oral solution daily for four months. The sample was distributed into two groups according to serum zinc status: zinc deficiency (G1) or adequate zinc (G2).
Results: There was a significant difference in lean body mass between the groups: zinc deficiency (G1) or adequate zinc (G2), at three times ( p =0.041, 0.016, and 0.009, respectively). After oral zinc supplementation, serum zinc levels were not different between groups. We did not observe differences when associating the parameters between times and groups.
Conclusion: Zinc supplementation was able to maintain lean body mass and fat mass in patients with DMD with previous deficiencies. Therefore, it is necessary to have a prior screening of serum zinc levels to observe changes after supplementation.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2024 Thais A. Cunha et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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