On Mar 08, 2007, at 1:24 pm, Paleo Phil wrote:

> You might want to start at 10 mg, since women have lower zinc  
> requirements
> than men.

If I meet a woman I suspect to have zinc deficiency, I'll be sure to  
pass on this advice ;o)


> I would expect two or more symptoms if you were deficient, but  
> we'll see.
>
> "Some of the symptoms of zinc deficiency include loss of appetite,  
> poor
> growth, weight loss, impaired taste or smell, poor wound healing, skin
> abnormalities (such as acne, atopic dermatitis and psoriasis), hair  
> loss,
> lack of menstrual period, night blindness, hypogonadism and delayed  
> sexual
> maturation, white spots on the fingernails and feelings of  
> depression."
> http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/Zinccs.html

I have impaired smell, poor wound healing and acne.  I also have  
complete lack of menstrual period, but this is something I am hoping  
zinc will not change.  My night vision is excellent and I don't have  
hair loss, or depression.  So I'm not a brilliant fit, but it's only  
costing me £6 to find out.