Daily Archives: April 2, 2014

Zinc Insufficiency

Chronic low intakes of micronutrients cause classic vitamin and mineral deficiencies. These micronutrient deficiencies are well characterised for most micronutrients and include scurvy for vitamin C, beriberi for thiamine, pellagra for niacin and anaemia for iron. Historically, deficiencies of micronutrients … Continue reading

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