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What Caused the Zinc Deficiency Discovered in Iranian and Egyptian

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What caused the zinc deficiency discovered in Iranian and Egyptian men in the early 1960's?


A) their diet contained a significant amount of meat.
B) their diet was low in zinc since local soils were low in zinc.
C) tannins in the diet bound too much zinc,making it unavailable.
D) phytates in the diet bound too much zinc,making it unavailable.

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