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[[File:Ananda Prasad 2011.jpg|thumb|Ananda Prasad in 2011]]<br />
'''Ananda Shiv Prasad''' (born 1928) is a doctor specialising in the role of [[zinc]] in the human [[metabolism]].<br />
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Prasad was born in [[Buxar]], [[Bihar]], [[India]] in 1928. He studied first at [[Patna Medical College]] in Bihar, before going on to take his doctorate at the [[University of Minnesota]]. He worked in [[Iran]] before moving to the [[United States]], joining [[Wayne State University]], [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]] in 1963 as an assistant professor of medicine and director of [[haematology]]. He held the latter post until 1984, and later served as director of research for the Department of Internal Medicine.<ref name=r1/><br />
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His main area of research has been the role of [[trace element]]s in the human body. It was largely through his work that we came to appreciate the importance of [[trace metal]]s&nbsp;– particularly zinc&nbsp;– in human metabolism. He is regarded as the foremost researcher on zinc metabolism, and has received several honors, including a mastership from the [[American College of Physicians]]–[[American Society of Internal Medicine]].<ref name=r1/><br />
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In 2007 he received the American College of Physicians Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine. <br />
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In 1957, Prasad traveled to Iran and found the 'Iran Dwarfs.' Other doctors diagnosed them with [[hypopituitarism]]. Prasad decided to further investigate the matter, finding that they had [[zinc deficiency]], a disease caused by low zinc. Discovering this, Prasad saved millions of lives. <br />
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In late March 2020 he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He has since recovered as well as his wife by treating them with a mix of zinc and hydroxychloroquine.<br />
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Presently, Prasad is working along with other doctors (not noted on this page) to help with type 2 diabetes, and a device to easily diagnose any mineral or vitamin deficiency. <br />
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Prasad lives with his wife Aryabala Ray Prasad near Wayne State Michigan. He has 4 children, 9 grandchildren, and 10 great-grand children. <br />
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==References==<br />
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<ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050317005914/http://www.med.wayne.edu/Scribe/scribe99-00/scribesu00/prasad.htm Dr. Prasad receives mastership for contributions to internal medicine]. med.wayne.edu</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312161205/http://www.med.wayne.edu/news_media/2004/prasadhonor.asp Wayne State University Press Release]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027073632/http://www.med.wayne.edu/news_media/prognosis/index.asp January 24, 2007 WSU Prognosis Headlines]<br />
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