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The observation is that a zinc deficiency suppresses taste and smell and leads to loss of appetite. ... I found some mentions of relationships between dysosmia (altered perception of smell) and zinc, but nothing regarding temporary zinc deficiency, nor kidneys: In 103 patients with diminished or disorted taste...
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About 6 months ago, my sense of taste/smell gradually became distorted. ... THe main symptoms of zinc deficiency are altered or loss of smell and appetite. Don't know if that helps you at all. Have you had your levels tested? IT's pretty easy to test yourself. Just put some liquid sinc in an aqueous solution in your mouth.
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www.mothering.com/discussions/archive/index.php/t-41829...
www.mothering.com/discussions/archive/index.php/t-418298.html
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Have you noticed any problems with your sense of smell? ... Taste impairment means there is a problem with your sense of taste. Problems range from distorted taste to a complete loss of the sense of taste. However, a complete inability to taste is rare. ... Vitamin B-12 or zinc deficiency...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003050.htm
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Some 25% of people who have an impairment in taste and or smell are suffering from an outright zinc deficiency. Another common condition that can develop is Acrodermatitis Enteropathica, an autosomal recessive disease that is characterized by zinc malabsorption. ... Distorted nails are a common symptom of zinc deficiency.
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www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C76343.html
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Zinc deficiency also impairs sensory perception. Zinc deficiency induced by zinc lack in diet, by zinc chelation or by clinical disease processes which inhibit zinc absorption and/or utilization are associated with impairment of sensory perception including induction of taste and smell loss and distortion.
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www.tasteandsmell.com/jul03.htm
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Taste and smell disorders are complete or partial loss of either or both senses. Some individuals may experience distorted taste or smell, such as smelling odors that are not present or perceiving unusual scents or tastes.
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www.naturalstandard.com/monographs/allergies/allergy-ta...
www.naturalstandard.com/monographs/allergies/allergy-tastesmell.asp
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Zinc deficiency occurs more frequently than is commonly recognized. It tends to occur in the elderly, when zinc intake is inadequate, when there are increased losses of zinc from the body, ... ; Reduced sense of taste or smell; Unpleasant smell sensations ... Distorted nails are a common symptom of zinc deficiency.
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The discovery that zinc deficiency is known to decrease immunity and to produce thymic involution and loss of T-cell function in animal studies [36-38], provided basis for further interest of the action of zinc on immunity [4,16,39,40]. It is now known, that zinc acts as a mitogen for human lymphocytes in both...
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Conservative estimates suggest that 25% of the world's population is at risk of zinc deficiency. ... CONCLUSIONS: These results describe a clinical disorder formulated as a syndrome of hyposmia (decreased smell acuity), hypogeusia (decreased taste acuity), dysosmia (distorted smell function), dysgeusia (distorted taste...
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