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Association of Zinc with Anemia
Zinc is an essential trace element, and anemia is the most common blood disorder. The association of zinc with anemia may be divided into three major forms: (1) zinc deficiency contributing to anemia, (2) excess intake of zinc leading to anemia, and (3) anemia leading to abnormal blood–zinc levels i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9696717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36432604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14224918 |
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description | Zinc is an essential trace element, and anemia is the most common blood disorder. The association of zinc with anemia may be divided into three major forms: (1) zinc deficiency contributing to anemia, (2) excess intake of zinc leading to anemia, and (3) anemia leading to abnormal blood–zinc levels in the body. In most cases, zinc deficiency coexists with iron deficiency, especially in pregnant women and preschool-age children. To a lesser extent, zinc deficiency may cooperate with other factors to lead to anemia. It seems that zinc deficiency alone does not result in anemia and that it may need to cooperate with other factors to lead to anemia. Excess intake of zinc is rare. However, excess intake of zinc interferes with the uptake of copper and results in copper deficiency that leads to anemia. Animal model studies indicate that in anemia, zinc is redistributed from plasma and bones to the bone marrow to produce new red blood cells. Inadequate zinc status (zinc deficiency or excess) could have effects on anemia; at the same time, anemia could render abnormal zinc status in the body. In handling anemia, zinc status needs to be observed carefully, and supplementation with zinc may have preventive and curative effects. |
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spelling | pubmed-96967172022-11-26 Association of Zinc with Anemia Jeng, Sen-Shyong Chen, Yen-Hua Nutrients Review Zinc is an essential trace element, and anemia is the most common blood disorder. The association of zinc with anemia may be divided into three major forms: (1) zinc deficiency contributing to anemia, (2) excess intake of zinc leading to anemia, and (3) anemia leading to abnormal blood–zinc levels in the body. In most cases, zinc deficiency coexists with iron deficiency, especially in pregnant women and preschool-age children. To a lesser extent, zinc deficiency may cooperate with other factors to lead to anemia. It seems that zinc deficiency alone does not result in anemia and that it may need to cooperate with other factors to lead to anemia. Excess intake of zinc is rare. However, excess intake of zinc interferes with the uptake of copper and results in copper deficiency that leads to anemia. Animal model studies indicate that in anemia, zinc is redistributed from plasma and bones to the bone marrow to produce new red blood cells. Inadequate zinc status (zinc deficiency or excess) could have effects on anemia; at the same time, anemia could render abnormal zinc status in the body. In handling anemia, zinc status needs to be observed carefully, and supplementation with zinc may have preventive and curative effects. MDPI 2022-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9696717/ /pubmed/36432604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14224918 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Jeng, Sen-Shyong Chen, Yen-Hua Association of Zinc with Anemia |
title | Association of Zinc with Anemia |
title_full | Association of Zinc with Anemia |
title_fullStr | Association of Zinc with Anemia |
title_full_unstemmed | Association of Zinc with Anemia |
title_short | Association of Zinc with Anemia |
title_sort | association of zinc with anemia |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9696717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36432604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14224918 |
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