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Zinc Deficiency
April 18 , 2019
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- Rising carbon dioxide levels in the air are causing zinc deficiency in Indian crops reducing the nutritional value of food consumed by Indians.
- According to the study by the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, people living in rice-diet dominated regions of India have inadequate intake of zinc in daily food.
- The national rate of inadequate zinc intake has increased from 17% to 25% between 1983 and 2012.
- Zinc deficiency increases the risk of diseases like malaria, diarrhoeal afflictions, and pneumonia, particularly in children.
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