Zinc deficiency By: James C.

What is a zinc deficiency?• Basically a zinc deficiency is exactly what it sounds like but, the

effects of it is dangerous in most ways leading mostly to catching cancer of getting anorexic. But the top signs of a deficiency showing is: Diarrhea, and skin lesions, Loss of appetite, and other small signs that well get in to later.

Symptoms• The symptoms can almost be as bad as the effects but not as

extreme. The main symptoms are Diarrhea which is caused by the immune system not being as strong as an normal one so lots of bacteria that cause diarrhea slip though and it can get pretty bad. Hair loss and skin lesions: Its cause because zinc is an important part of cell growth which in the end the cells weaken because of the nutrition deficiency. Now the other signs are reduced fertility, rashes on the skin, spots on finger nails, sleep disturbance, loss of sex drive, loss of taste and smell. And in some cases mild anemia.

Big Effects• Anorexia: As I said zinc deficiency cause loss in appetite because it

is almost a appetite stimulator. Loss loss in zinc leads to loss of appetite, which leads to anorexia in the end. Also the worsening of the anorexia worsens the deficiency itself which becomes a cycle of becoming thinner and thinner.

• Cancer: Zinc Deficiency is implicated in the pathogenesis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) in many populations. Which basically induces an inflammatory gene signature that fuels the ESCC.

• Sexual health in men and woman. For men zinc is required by men to produce testosterone. Thus, the deficiency can lead to less testosterone production in men and hence show up with symptoms associated with low testosterone. The deficiency during pregnancy can negatively effect both the mother and the fetus. It mostly effects the efficiency of the fetus growing.

Treatment?• There is many ways to treat the deficiency here are just a

couple:• Supplementation using medicines.• Food fortification though zinc additives in food.• Dietary modification and diversification.• And Agronomic bio fortification though zinc fertilization.

Fun facts about Zinc• Did you know: Zinc can be used for fertilization of crops.• Turkey used to have lots of zinc deficient soils and lots of zinc

deficient humans.

Thanks for watching!• Remember to take your Zinc!