#general knowledge of zinc in human body #love2share

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By Nurul Shazwani

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Biological Role Of Zinc

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High Concentration
Important in Reproduction &
Sexual Maturation
Men need more zinc than women
- semen has 100 times more zinc than is found in the blood.
- The recommended amounts of zinc for adult men are 1/3
higher than those for women.
main factor in
prostate gland function &
reproductive organ growth

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Dietary Intake
 Zinc is also found in beans, nuts, almonds, whole grains, pumpkin
seeds, sunflower seeds and blackcurrant
 Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is 8 mg/day for women and
11 mg/day for men
 Excessive supplementation of zinc give
negative effect to body
 should probably not exceed 20 mg/day
in healthy people
 Without proper zinc level, process of skin
regeneration will slow or not occur
- cause stunted growth

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Our Body Has about 2-
3g of ‘Zinc’