Zinc nutrition is of special practical importance in infants and children. Zinc malabsorption causes zinc deficiency leading to a wide range of consequences, including alopecia, diarrhea, skin lesions, taste disturbances, loss of appetite, impaired immune function,...

Zinc deficiency is very common. It is estimated that around two billion people worldwide are affected by zinc deficiency. Clinical manifestations of zinc deficiency include weight loss, growth retardation, stunting, immune dysfunction, lymphopenia, decreased ratio of...