Effects of EED on Zn Absorption and Retention in Children From a Standard Dose

Inclusion Criteria: * Absence of apparent health problems that would impair ability to consume regular diet, to tolerate zinc supplements, or to comply with demands of metabolic studies * Length for age Z-score (LAZ) between -1.5 to -3.0 * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 8 Exclusion Criteria: * Outside age range * Hgb \< 8 * Chronic illness * Recent diarrhea (within past 2 weeks, treated with supplemental zinc) * Severe stunting and/or severe acute malnutrition (SAM): LAZ \<-3; Weight-for-age Z-score (WHZ) \<-3 or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) \< 115 or edema