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Zinc, a trace element in the human body is needed for many biochemical processes. Zinc is needed for a lot of important things, like making and keeping hormones at the right levels, making proteins, and absorbing vitamins and other minerals. Zinc deficiency is a condition in which the body doesn't have enough zinc to meet its metabolic needs. Zinc deficiency, also called hypozincemia, is a lack of zinc that can be caused by not eating enough or not absorbing enough zinc. It can also be caused by kidney disease, a liver disease that lasts for a long time, sickle cell anaemia, cancer, diarrhoea,
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