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Nutrition 101: Zinc
Published in June 2007
Prepared by Jessica Hookham
Reviewed by Gloria Tsang, RD
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Recommended Intake
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- Males 19+ years: 11 mg/day
- Females 19+ years: 8 mg/day
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What's Zinc for?
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- Assists in the activity of numerous enzymes
- Essential to immune function and wound healing
- Aids in DNA synthesis and reproductive development
- Maintains sense of taste and smell
- Regulates insulin production, storage, and release
- Helps produce the active form of vitamin A
- Assists in thyroid function
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Best Food sources
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- Meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, milk products, whole grains, fortified cereal, legumes
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