Diagnosing Human Zinc Deficiency. A Comparison between the Bryce-Smith Taste Test and the Sweat Mineral Analysis
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Nutritional Medicine
- Vol. 1 (2) , 113-117
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13590849009003145
Abstract
Two tests for human zinc deficiency, the Bryce-Smith taste test and the sweat mineral analysis, were compared in patients with food intolerance. A moderate (highly significant) correlation was found between them.Keywords
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