Symptoms of severe zinc deficiency in women

Severe zinc deficiency in women generally manifests as insufficient secretion of thyroid hormones, which can lead to dwarfism and food indigestion. Zinc deficiency can also cause hair loss, night sweats, and decreased vision. Therefore, women with severe zinc deficiency can choose to take medication for treatment, or they can supplement zinc through diet.

1. Diet

Zinc is an important component of taste hormones. Zinc deficiency in women may lead to a decline in or even failure of taste function, causing picky eating and anorexia. Young girls may also develop pica such as biting fingers, clothes, eating dirt, and eating paper. In addition, zinc deficiency will lead to a decrease in the secretion of zinc-containing digestive enzymes, causing weakened digestive function, indigestion, abdominal bloating, and affecting appetite.

2. Weak constitution

Zinc is a powerful immunomodulator and plays an important role in the human immune function. Women who are zinc deficient have weak constitutions and low immunity, and they get sick easily. Even the slightest change in the weather will cause them to suffer from repeated colds and fevers, and they lack resistance to epidemic diseases.

3. Hair quality

Women who are zinc deficient have dull hair, which falls out easily and becomes dry, yellow and sparse.

4. Complexion

His face was dark yellow and he looked sick, showing signs of mild malnutrition.

5. Night sweats

The slightest exercise will cause sweating, and night sweats are prone to occur when sleeping, and it is easy to wake up.

6. Lack of concentration and poor memory

Whether at work or study, I have difficulty concentrating, have a poor memory, and am forgetful.

7. Decreased vision

Women with zinc deficiency will experience a significant decline in vision, and in severe cases may develop night blindness, causing people who were not originally nearsighted to become nearsighted.

8. Oral ulcers, white spots on nails, and hangnails on fingers

Studies have shown that oral ulcers, white spots on nails, and hangnails are related to zinc deficiency. If a woman shows the above symptoms of zinc deficiency, she should go to the hospital for a trace element test in time, and eat more lean meat, fish, seafood, animal offal and other foods high in zinc in daily life.

To supplement zinc, food supplements are a better way. Eat more foods rich in zinc, such as oysters, pork liver, lean meat, milk, walnuts, chestnuts, etc. However, dietary supplements have a disadvantage, which is that they are relatively slow and it is difficult to quickly supplement zinc in a short period of time. Therefore, for children who are zinc deficient, it is recommended to combine dietary supplements with taking zinc supplement products. This two-pronged approach is the best approach.

The best zinc supplement product is the third-generation protein zinc, such as Xinxibao brand Zinc and Selenium Treasure, which is non-irritating to the stomach and intestines, has a good taste, is easy to feed, and can achieve excellent zinc supplementation effects. It is currently the best zinc supplement preparation in China. First-generation inorganic zinc: such as zinc sulfate, zinc chloride, zinc nitrate, etc. (has strong side effects and has been eliminated) Second-generation organic acid zinc: such as zinc gluconate, licorice zinc, zinc acetate, zinc citrate, amino acid zinc, zinc lactate, etc.