Zinc Deficiency Causes
Around 1.1 billion people worldwide have zinc deficiency due to insufficient dietary intake, referencing an article published in the journal’s scientific reports. However, there are main three causes of zinc deficiency:
Inadequate zinc intake from one’s diet
People having chronic conditions
Losing huge amounts of zinc from your body, like through impaired absorption
People who are having a chronic condition can experience deficiency of zinc:
- Alcohol
- Chronic diarrhea
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- Celiac disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Diabetes
- Chronic liver disease
- Sickle cell disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Pancreatic disease