Zinc Supplement, Its Food Sources,
Benefits and Daily Dose

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It is important to take zinc supplement additionally to a healthy diet because most of it is lost in a food processing.

Severe sweating can cause a loss of Zinc about 3 mg per day.

Zinc is important for anti aging processes because it is an antioxidant. It provides immune support and maintains enzyme systems and cells in the body.

Zinc Benefits:

 

• It assists in the formation of DNA
• Assists in the proper functioning of the hormone insulin
• Important for protein synthesis
• Promote growth
• Helps to decrease cholesterol level
• Essential for brain function
• Is used for infertility treatments
• Aids to avoid prostate problems
• Efficient for healing of internal and external wounds

Food sources:

• Chicken
• Turkey
• Salmon
• Round steak
• Lamb chops
• Eggs
• Nonfat dry milk
• Oatmeal
• Brazil nuts
• Sunflower seeds
• Pumpkin seeds
• Halibut

Anti-inflammatory doses: 15 to 30 mg

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