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Characteristics of Minerals (III)
Cobalt. Involved in the formation of red blood cells and is present in meat, fish, milk, onion, lentils and figs. If there is deficiency may develop anemia.
Copper. Hemoglobin becomes stored iron in the body and can assimilate is contained in food is also essential for bone development and tissue formation. Can be found in cocoa, grains, vegetables and pepper. Its deficiency can cause anemia and damage to bones and tissues.
Zinc. It is vital for growth, regulates sexual development, epidermal and hair, and is required for insulin production. Obtained by eating red meat, milk, eggs, seafood, vegetables, yeast, nuts, peanuts and sunflower seeds. When this nutrient is insufficient growth is damaged, the immune system (one that defends the body against infection) is weakened, there are weight loss, skin problems and conditions in taste and smell. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zinc
What is Zinc?
Information on the zinc
Food sources of zinc
Zinc is not manufactured by the body, it is made exclusively from food. His daily recommended intake is 10 to 20 mg per day.
The food that contains more zinc is oysters, but most of the meat, some shellfish, wheat germ, sesame seeds and pumpkin and cooked legumes also contain good quantities.
Physiological interest, deficiency and zinc supplementation
Zn is involved in all phases of anabolism.
It is necessary to perform 300 metallo-enzymes and gene expression of multiple growth factors and steroid receptors.
It also falls within the structure of certain proteins. Zinc deficiency, even mild, has a particularly negative impact on immune function and healing, the repair tissue
and growth.
The main signs of zinc deficiency are:
- Immune deficiencies,
- Disturbances of wound healing,
The weakening of hair.
Some population groups are at risk of deficiency for the following reasons:
- Of the increase of their needs in times of growth (children, adolescents),
- During pregnancy
- In malabsorption: For people suffering from alcoholism,
- During the aging
- Traumatic stress or infection: During intense sporting
If smoking