By. Nathan Kolwich
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Is Zinc Really the most useful mineral for the
human body
Zinc has been proven to be the best kind Mineral to take because zinc can prevent you
from having colds, flus and other sicknesses. This also helps your body with strong
immunity, Remodeling of the tissue, Prevention from cancer, Maintenance of your mood,
mental clarity, restorative sleep, Prostate and intestinal health, senses of taste and smell
and a lot more helpful things.
Zinc is a constituent of at least 3,000 different proteins in your body and a component of
more than 200 different enzymes. In fact, zinc is involved in more enzymatic reactions
in your body than any other mineral. Zinc increases your production of white blood
cells and helps them fight infections. It also increases killer cells that combat cancer,
helps your immune system release more antibodies, and supports healing of a wound.
You need zinc daily and if you have to much zinc then it may harm you and if you have
to little then it would not affect you as much. Also you need to have it daily because your
body has no way of storing zinc.
Life Stage
Recommended Amount
Birth to 6 months
2 mg
Infants 7–12 months
3 mg
Children 1–3 years
3 mg
Children 4–8 years
5 mg
Children 9–13 years
8 mg
Teens 14–18 years (boys)
11 mg
Teens 14–18 years (girls)
9 mg
Adults (men)
Adults (women)
11 mg
8 mg
The best way to get zinc is from whole foods to receive your zinc requirements. Animal
products also have the richest dietary zinc in all.
Food
Serving Size
Zinc (mg)
Oysters
100 grams
16-182
Veal liver
100 grams
12
Pumpkin seeds (roasted)
100 grams
10
Roast beef
100 grams
10
Tahini (ground sesame seeds)
100 grams
10
Unsweetened chocolate
100 grams
9.6
Alaska King Crab
100 grams
7.6
Lamb
3 ounces
7.4
Peanuts (oil roasted)
100 grams
6.6
Cashews (dry roasted)
100 grams
5.6
Pork Shoulder
100 grams
5.0
Almonds
100 grams
3.5
Cheddar Cheese
100 grams
3.1
Chicken Leg
100 grams
2.9
Chicken Breast
100 grams
1.0
Zinc is one of the things to have a good immune health because without zinc, your
white blood cells cannot work or function. Zinc affects multiple aspects of your
immune system, including neutrophils, natural killer cells, phagocytosis, cytokine
production, antibody production, and even gene regulation within your lymphocytes.
Zinc is also found in many basic cellular functions including DNA replication, RNA
transcription, cell division and activation, and stabilization of cell membranes.
Your body does not easily absorb zinc unless you have another substance to attach it to.
Chelation is a process sometimes used to attach to other substances to make it more
absorbable. In chelation, the organic molecules have been electrically charged, which
allows them to attract the zinc and attach to it. One advantage of chelated forms is you
won't get antagonism with calcium, which can be an issue for zinc salts, such as zinc
sulfate. Also Zinc sulfate is one of the inorganic forms of zinc, or zinc salts. These forms
of zinc are also not as effective as chelated forms. So chelated is the best form off zinc to
be absorbed.
One of the things you should not take after taking zinc is caffeine because it interferes
with the absorption by 50% of your zinc. Things that would improve your zinc
absorption would be amino acids, cysteine and methionine. which means taking your
zinc supplement with a high-quality whey protein would be a dynamite immuneboosting duo.
For zinc some of the side effects for not putting it on the right way or overdosing
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, metallic taste, kidney and stomach damage, and other side
effects. Using zinc on broken skin may cause burning, stinging, itching, and tingling.
In conclusion Zinc is an inexpensive mineral that is good for your health and stops
colds, flus and others. It also produces better cells for you such as white blood cells.
You also cannot overdose zinc and you have to use it right or else it would cause
problems. Overall I think Zinc is the best and the most useful mineral for the human
body and you also need to be responsible with Zinc so you do not damage yourself.
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http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-982ZINC.aspx?activeIngredientId=982&activeIngredientName=ZINC
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-QuickFacts/
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/13/zinc-for-coldsand-flu.aspx
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