Sentences with phrase «condition of zinc deficiency»
In sled racing dogs, a condition of zinc deficiency can result in crusty lesions of the face and footpads.
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I'm wondering if this might not be a possible «root cause» of hashimoto's since it is a genetic condition causing zinc deficiency and since zinc is so vital for the thyroid.
-LSB-...] DNA damage and the onset of certain conditions are: folic acid deficiencies linked to colon cancer; B12 deficiencies linked to neuronal damage and brain dysfunction; zinc deficiencies and immune dysfunction; vitamin E deficiencies doubling risk for colon cancer -LSB-...]
One research group recently estimated that about 15 % of elderly people who lost their sense of taste did so due to zinc deficiency, and some others did so due to more serious conditions; so make sure to report this symptom to your doctor if you develop it.
Many of these symptoms are non-specific and often associated with other health conditions; therefore, a medical examination is necessary to ascertain whether a zinc deficiency is present.
Four years ago, my acupuncturist put me on a copper - zinc balancing program, but it was only about a year ago that I learned about pyroluria from the Resource Tool Kit in The Mood Cure by Julia Ross, MA.29 Those of us with this condition, affecting 11 percent of the population, produce excessive amounts of a metabolic toxin called pyrroles, which requires vitamin B6 and zinc for detoxification.30 Significantly, this condition is found disproportionately in those with alcoholism, 31 schizophrenia32 and mood disorders.33 It can also produce baffling physical symptoms due to heightened deficiency of these two nutrients, as well as manganese, 34 a nutrient that is crucially needed to activate arginase, 35 the enzyme that converts ammonia to urea for excretion from the body.
Zinc deficiency might occur in people with severe diarrhea, conditions that make it hard for the bowel to absorb food, liver cirrhosis and alcoholism, after major surgery, and during long - term use of tube feeding in the hospital.
Secondly, a dietary zinc deficiency can be responsible for the poor condition of paw pads, however in most cases this would be accompanied by symptoms such as weight loss, hair loss and lethargy.