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Copper deficiency is a major issue in global food production, resulting in losses in yield and reduced quality of output. Nitrogen fertilizers can worsen copper deficiency in agricultural soils. [citation needed] The world's two most important food crops, rice and wheat, are highly susceptible to copper deficiency.
Copper deficiency, or hypocupremia, is defined either as insufficient copper to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum copper level below the normal range. [ 1] Symptoms may include fatigue, decreased red blood cells, early greying of the hair, and neurological problems presenting as numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, and ataxia. [ 2]
Copper deficiency can manifest in parallel with vitamin B12 and other nutritional deficiencies. The most common cause of copper deficiency is a remote gastrointestinal surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery, due to malabsorption of copper, or zinc toxicity. On the other hand, Menkes disease is a genetic disorder of copper deficiency involving ...
Menkes disease. Menkes disease ( MNK ), also known as Menkes syndrome, [ 1][ 2] is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes coding for the copper-transport protein ATP7A, [ 3] leading to copper deficiency. [ 4][ 5] Characteristic findings include kinky hair, growth failure, and nervous system deterioration.
Mineral deficiency. Specialty. Endocrinology. Mineral deficiency is a lack of the dietary minerals, the micronutrients that are needed for an organism's proper health. [ 1] The cause may be a poor diet, impaired uptake of the minerals that are consumed, or a dysfunction in the organism's use of the mineral after it is absorbed.
Eating foods that contain vitamin D. Fatty fish (think tuna, salmon and mackerel), avocado, nuts, cheese, egg yolks, mushrooms and beef liver are great natural sources of vitamin D. Fortified ...
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. However, since a decrease in the serum concentration is only detectable after long-term or severe depletion, serum zinc is not a reliable biomarker for zinc status. [ 1] Common symptoms include increased rates ...
Chromium deficiency is described as the consequence of an insufficient dietary intake of the mineral chromium. Chromium was first proposed as an essential element for normal glucose metabolism in 1959, [ 1] but its biological function has not been identified. [ 2] Cases of deficiency were described in people who received all of their nutrition ...