Micronutrients and malnutrition - Zinc


I will just say few words about Zinc today, before starting the work.

As you may know, Zinc is essential for hundred of proteins (enzymes and DNA binding proteins) and the most well known is the carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme facilitating the interconversion of carbon dioxide and water to bicarbonate. Vitamin A and B receptors are also Zinc containing proteins. If you are Zinc deficient, many biological processes in the body can be disrupted. 

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Symptoms of Zinc deficiency are growth impairment, diarrhea, anorexia, delayed sexual maturation, behavioral changes. This kind of deficiency is very common in developing countries. Our body has limited Zinc stores, which can be depleted very quickly. Also, on top of this, Zinc is a cation, and can bind to phytates from whole grains and legumes. 

Next post will be about copper, manganese, fluoride and cobalt. After that i will start to write about vitamins. 

Yours truly, 

George

 

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