NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION
DNA damage caused by zinc deficiency
Two billion people around the world have diets deficient in zinc
CORVALLIS, OR
Other vitamins and nutrients may get more headlines, but experts say as many as two billion people around the world have diets deficient in zinc – and studies at Oregon State University and elsewhere are raising concerns about the health implications this holds for infectious disease, immune function, DNA damage and cancer.
One new study has found DNA damage in humans caused by only minor zinc deficiency.
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http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2009/sep/zinc-deficiencies-global-concern
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DNA damage caused by zinc deficiency
Two billion people around the world have diets deficient in zinc
CORVALLIS, OR
Other vitamins and nutrients may get more headlines, but experts say as many as two billion people around the world have diets deficient in zinc – and studies at Oregon State University and elsewhere are raising concerns about the health implications this holds for infectious disease, immune function, DNA damage and cancer.
One new study has found DNA damage in humans caused by only minor zinc deficiency.
ARTICLE CONTINUES:
http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2009/sep/zinc-deficiencies-global-concern
Copyright © 2009 Oregon State University. All Rights Reserved.
