The foods we eat daily include oysters, pancreas, liver, blood, lean meat, eggs, whole grains, walnuts, peanuts, watermelon seeds, etc. Generally, vegetables, fruits, and grains all contain zinc. Contains zinc. As long as the diet is properly arranged, zinc deficiency will not generally occur.
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Vegetarians should supplement zinc: Some people like to eat vegetables, and some people have to eat more vegetables because of arteriosclerosis or other diseases. Vegetables are rich in fiber and have many benefits for the body, but the content of some important trace metals in vegetables is extremely small. For example, a lack of zinc in the human body can cause loss of appetite, slow growth, skin diseases, difficulty in wound healing, and loss of taste. Especially for lesbians, if they only eat vegetables, they may easily bring congenital diseases to the next generation due to insufficient intake of calories and zinc. Therefore, people who eat more vegetables should also eat foods rich in zinc, such as livestock meat, poultry, seafood, beans and dairy products.
People with premature aging should supplement zinc: If the organism does not receive a normal supply of zinc, the cell functions in the body will become abnormal and accelerate human aging. Specifically, zinc has a preventive effect on hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, premature aging and other diseases. For healthy people, taking in an appropriate amount of zinc can prevent disease and extend life.
Malnourished children should take zinc supplements: According to reports, among the more than 1,300 enzymes known in the human body, dozens of them contain zinc. Children are in the growth and development stage and have a greater need for zinc. According to relevant departments in Shanghai, the zinc content of 158 malnourished children under the age of 6 was measured, and 118 of them were found to be zinc deficient. After taking zinc sulfate, my appetite increased, and my height and weight also increased significantly. Therefore, if a child is found to be frail and sickly, the zinc content can be measured if necessary, and zinc drugs can be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
Children with anorexia should take zinc supplements: Medical research has found that a lack of zinc in children will not only affect normal body growth and development, but also cause a variety of symptoms, such as loss of appetite, loss of taste, Fatigue, weight loss, even anorexia, etc. Children may also suffer from swollen feet, irritability, skin ulcers, etc. A small number of children may also develop pica, in which their normal sense of taste and appetite undergo pathological changes. They often like to eat things that are inedible, such as lime, soil, bricks, cigarette butts, chalk, etc., which is difficult to understand. , but they ate it with gusto.
Children with anorexia and the above symptoms should go to the hospital for examination in time. If it is confirmed through laboratory testing that the zinc content in the serum is indeed significantly lower than the normal level, the diagnosis can be made. Medicines containing trace elements zinc, iron and vitamins can be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
People with poor vision should supplement with zinc: Zinc participates in the synthesis of vitamin A and retinol-binding protein, and mobilizes vitamin A in the liver into the plasma to maintain the normal content of vitamin A in the plasma. It has the function of maintaining vision. The zinc in the eyeball can enhance night vision.
People with poor immunity should supplement zinc: Zinc plays an important role in nucleic acid synthesis. When the body is deficient in zinc, the thymus atrophies, thymic factor activity decreases, T cell function decreases, immune function decreases, and the body is extremely susceptible to microbial infection.
Elderly people with poor sense of taste should take zinc supplements: Zinc deficiency in the elderly will cause many obstacles to body functions. The most obvious manifestation is that they often feel abnormal taste and eat food that does not taste good. The reason for this is besides the reduction in the number of taste buds on the tongue. In addition to tooth defects affecting chewing, zinc deficiency is also an important reason. Someone compared 33 elderly people with 31 young people and found that the elderly people's perception of bitterness, spicyness, sourness, sweetness, and alkali was much lower than that of young people. Moreover, zinc in the elderly body is involved in the synthesis of taste elements, which enhances the function of taste buds. and nourishes taste buds and stimulates appetite.