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2. Zinc deficiency - Wikipedia

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   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]

3. This Is What Zinc Does for Your Body - AOL

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   Because the foods with the highest amounts of zinc include several meats, vegans and vegetarians are likely to go low on zinc. "Signs of deficiency include loss of taste, or smell, poor appetite ...

4. This Is the Best Time to Take Zinc - AOL

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   A few telltale signs of zinc deficiency include poor immune function, undesired weight loss, slow-healing wounds, hair loss, and loss of taste and smell, says Keaveney.

5. The Internet Says Zinc Can Help Your Cold, but Do Experts Agree?

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   However, taking high doses of zinc over the recommended amount of 11 mg a day in men and 8 mg a day in women for too long can lead to a copper deficiency, so high-dose supplements used for a short ...

6. Mineral deficiency - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. Zinc deficiency (plant disorder) - Wikipedia

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   Maize plants with severe zinc deficiency in the foreground, with healthier plants (planted at the same time) in the background. Zinc deficiency is common in many different types of soil; some soils (sandy soils, histosols and soils developed from highly weathered parent material) have low total zinc concentrations, and others have low plant-available zinc due to strong zinc sorption ...