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Zinc deficiency
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https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.83.3.275

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    Zinc is an essential micronutrient, and zinc deficiency affects gene expression, protein synthesis, and immune function as well as taste and appetite. Studies in developing countries on the effect of zinc supplementation have given conflicting results. Now a study in rural Ethiopia (Melaka Umeta and colleaguesLancet2000;355:2021–6) …

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