Sentences with phrase «risk for zinc deficiency»

The low dose works well as a daily preventative, while the high dosage should be taken by anyone at risk for a zinc deficiency.

Taking zinc supplements by mouth is unlikely to improve immune function in people who are not at risk for zinc deficiency.

Vegetarians, pregnant and lactating women, patients with anorexia or protein - energy malnutrition, elderly people taking one or more prescription drugs and individuals with intestinal inflammation or any digestive disorder marked by persistent diarrhea are among the populations that may be at increased risk for zinc deficiency.

Babies on soy formula and children weaned onto soy milk are at great risk for zinc deficiency.

Zinc is especially important for fertility and during pregnancy and while nursing, although pregnant and nursing women and young babies may be most at risk for zinc deficiency.

Low birth weight, small for gestational age and premature infants are at risk for zinc deficiency.

Those who avoid meat, in particular, can be at risk for a zinc deficiency.

Several studies have found the elderly to be at risk for zinc deficiency.

Zinc deficiency is common in the developing world, and it's thought that about 12 percent of the U.S. population, and up to 40 percent of the elderly, are also at risk for zinc deficiency.