Zinc deficiency is defined either as insufficient zinc to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum zinc level below the normal range.
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16 Facts About Zinc deficiency
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Zinc deficiency affects the skin and gastrointestinal tract; brain and central nervous system, immune, skeletal, and reproductive systems.
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Zinc deficiency contributes to an increased incidence and severity of diarrhea.
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Zinc deficiency supplementation has been reported to improve symptoms of ADHD and depression.
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Zinc deficiency can interfere with many metabolic processes when it occurs during infancy and childhood, a time of rapid growth and development when nutritional needs are high.
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Zinc deficiency can be caused by a diet high in phytate-containing whole grains, foods grown in zinc deficient soil, or processed foods containing little or no zinc.
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The mechanisms for the clinical manifestations of zinc deficiency are best appreciated by recognizing that zinc functions in the body in three areas: catalytic, structural, and regulatory.
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Zinc deficiency is only common in its +2 oxidative state, where it typically coordinates with tetrahedral geometry.
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Zinc deficiency is a critical component of the catalytic site of hundreds of kinds of different metalloenzymes in each human being.
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Zinc deficiency could be associated with low alkaline phosphatase since it acts a cofactor for this enzyme.
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Severe zinc deficiency is rare, and is mainly seen in persons with acrodermatitis enteropathica, a severe defect in zinc absorption due to a congenital deficiency in the zinc carrier protein ZIP4 in the enterocyte.
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Zinc deficiency is thought to be a leading cause of infant mortality.
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Significant historical events related to zinc deficiency began in 1869 when zinc was first discovered to be essential to the growth of an organism Aspergillus niger.
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Zinc deficiency was found to be essential to the growth of rats in 1933.
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In China, zinc deficiency occurs on around half of the agricultural soils, affecting mainly rice and maize.
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