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Zinc in Diet
Alternate Names : Diet - Zinc
Zinc in Diet: Side Effects
Symptoms associated with zinc deficiency include the following:
Zinc is one of the least toxic of the trace elements. Zinc supplements in large amounts (for example, 70 to 100 times the recommended amount) may cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and vomiting, usually occurring within 3 to 10 hours of ingestion of the supplements. The symptoms diminish within a short period of time after the discontinuation of the supplements.
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• Definition
• Zinc in Diet: Overview & Functions
• Zinc in Diet: Food Sources
• Zinc in Diet: Recommendations
• Zinc in Diet: Side Effects
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Review Date : 1/19/2003
Reviewed By : Steven Angelo, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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