Effect of increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide on the global threat of zinc deficiency: a modelling study Dr Samuel S Myers, MD, K Ryan Wessells, PhD, Itai Kloog, PhD, Antonella Zanobetti, PhD, Prof Joel Schwartz, PhD The Lancet Global Health Volume 3, Issue 10, Pages e639-e645 (October 2015) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00093-5 Copyright © 2015 Myers et al. Open access article published under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Absolute percentage increase in risk of zinc deficiency in response to elevated atmospheric [CO2] The Lancet Global Health 2015 3, e639-e645DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00093-5) Copyright © 2015 Myers et al. Open access article published under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Correlation between proportion of dietary zinc received from animal-source foods and risk of new zinc deficiency in response to elevated [CO2] Data are derived from analysis of food balance sheets. Percentage of dietary zinc availability from animal-source foods was calculated by dividing amount of per-capita daily bioavailable zinc from animal-source foods by total per-capita daily bioavailable zinc estimates. The percentage increase in risk of zinc deficiency was calculated as described in the Methods section of this manuscript. Zinc content in animal-source foods is assumed to remain unchanged. The Lancet Global Health 2015 3, e639-e645DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00093-5) Copyright © 2015 Myers et al. Open access article published under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND Terms and Conditions