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<p><b>Zinc deficiency</b> is defined either as insufficient body levels of <a href="page.php?w=zinc_in_biology">zinc</a> to meet the needs of the body, or as a zinc blood level below the normal range. However, since a decrease in blood concentration is detectable only after long-term or severe depletion, blood levels of zinc are not a reliable <a href="page.php?w=biomarker">biomarker</a> for zinc status. Common symptoms include increased rates of diarrhea. Zinc deficiency affects the skin and gastrointestinal tract; brain and central nervous system,</p><p>
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