Excessive maternal zinc supplementation may exacerbate fetal copper deficiency in Menkes disease.
A Common Pregnancy Supplement May Worsen a Rare Baby Disease
This review evaluates the interaction between excessive maternal zinc supplementation and Menkes disease in fetuses with ATP7A dysfunction. …
Doctors are asking if a popular over-the-counter supplement could accidentally harm babies with a hidden genetic condition.
Serum Zinc and Iron Levels Reduced in MDD; Copper Levels Elevated
Could Missing Nutrients Be Worsening Your Depression?
Meta-analysis of 16 studies shows MDD patients have lower serum zinc (SMD = -0.62; 95% CI: -0.78 to -0.46) and iron (SMD = -0.36; 95% CI: -0…
People with depression often have lower zinc and iron but higher copper levels in their blood, suggesting nutrition plays a key role in mana…