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Zinc is the second most abundant mineral after iron. It keeps our immune systen healthy and prevents disease and promotes proper healing.
Its' functions include: Gene expression, Enzymatic reactions, Immune function, Protein synthesis, DNA synthesis, Wound healing, and Growth and development.
Adult women require 8mg day, and men 11mg; with upper limit of 40mg.
Foods to eat for best amounts of zinc are meats, fish, poultry; and dairy. Fortified foods like cereal can also contain zinc. Zinc absorption is optimal with protein based foods.
Additionally, zinc absorption from animal based foods is better than zinc derived from plant based foods. Vegetarians may also require adiitional zinc because of the lower absorption from plant type foods.
Zinc also promotes skin health, and protein production. And, zinc affects our taste and smell, therefore a zinc deficiency can reduce your ability to taste or smell.
Zinc occurs naturally in many foods and; for others, like cereals, snack bars and baking flour; zinc is usually added with synthetic forms of zinc.
Those at risk of deficiency may include people with alcohol addictions and those taking certain immune-suppressing medications.
Good foods to eat include:
Spinach 1 cup 1.3 mg
Beef 3oz 7mg
Grass Fed Beef 100g 4mg
Shrimp 4oz 1.8mg
Flaxseeds 4oz 3.6mg
Chia seeds 1oz 1.3mg
Pumpkin seeds 1/4 cup 2.5mg
Oysters 1oz 25mg
Turkey 4oz 1.95mg
Chickpeas 1/2 cup 1.3mg
Brown rice 1 cup 1.2mg
Cashews 1oz 1.6mg
Crab Alaskan 3oz 6mg
Whey Protein 1oz 2mg
Cocoa Powder 50g 3mg
Wild Rice 1/2 cup 4mg
Soybeans 1/2 cup 4mg
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