Need of education and awareness towards zinc supplementation: A review

Zinc is an essential trace element and thus zinc deficiency may severely affect human health. Zinc supplementation is commonly used to prevent and treat human diseases due to zinc deficiency. Many studies published proved zinc supplementation as a boon for preventing and treating diseases related with zinc deficiency whereas in some cases adverse affects of excess zinc supplementation have also been reported, which clearly points out to the need of health education and programmes before zinc supplementation. This review highlights the need of health education and awareness programmes for effective zinc supplementation.