Sentences with phrase «inadequate zinc intake»

Inadequate zinc intake causes immune dysfunction impairing its abilities to respond and prevent viral replication and inhibit infection.

When zinc deficiency does occur, it is usually due to inadequate zinc intake or absorption, increased losses of zinc from the body, or increased requirements for zinc [26,27,34].

When the investigators considered intakes from both food and dietary supplements, they found that 20 % — 25 % of older adults still had inadequate zinc intakes [21].

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From all the values analyzed we can conclude that average micronutrient consumption exceeds 80 % of the reference dietary intakes, except in the case of zinc, iron in women of childbearing age, vitamin A, vitamin D and folic acid, in which inadequate intake can be observed.

Clinicians consider risk factors (such as inadequate caloric intake, alcoholism, and digestive diseases) and symptoms of zinc deficiency (such as impaired growth in infants and children) when determining the need for zinc supplementation [2].

Inadequate intake of important vitamins and minerals that help with energy metabolism (B vitamins), antioxidant activity (vitamin E), and immune function (zinc).