Anorexia itself is a cause of zinc deficiency, thus leading to a vicious cycle : the worsening of anorexia worsens the zinc deficiency.
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Almost half of the world's cereal crops are grown on zinc-deficient soils; as a result, zinc deficiency in humans is a widespread problem.
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He sees a low excretion of zinc in spontaneous urine as a warning signal that the chelator may provoke a more acute zinc deficiency.
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Zinc deficiency is typically the result of inadequate dietary intake of zinc, disease states that promote zinc losses, or physiological states that require increased zinc.
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Although marginal zinc deficiency is often found in depression, low zinc levels could either be a cause or a consequence of mental disorders and their symptoms.
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And young rats fed diets low in iron learn poorly, while elderly people with zinc deficiencies seem to be at greater risk of developing senile dementia.
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Zinc deficiencies can impair the body's ability to fight disease, and previous research has also shown that preschoolers given zinc supplements had less diarrhea and pneumonia.
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For example, she was author or coauthor on over fifty published articles about how manganese is absorbed and metabolized, and over 170 papers on zinc deficiencies.
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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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Some urologists recommend increased zinc intake ( as in oysters ), but there's no evidence it works unless the patient has a zinc deficiency, which is rare.
