Zinc
Information about mineral
Zinc
The
Zinc
is an
essential
element in the cells of the body.
Function
.
The
zinc
is vital for the growth, regulates the
sexual
development
, the
natural
insulin
production and resistance, in addition to the developments epidérmico and hair.
Daily dose.
Suckling baby:
6 Months:
3 mg.
1 Year:
5 mg.
Children
:
1 to 6 Years:
10 mg.
6 to 10 Years:
10 mg.
Men:
15 mg.
Women:
15 mg.
Deficiency
.
One is affected the
normal
growth, being developed
a
weak immune
system
. It can lead to loss of cutaneous
weight
,
problems
, low libido, loss of taste and sense of smell. It can be
a
factor in the case of strictly vegetarian diets, constant diets of thinning or some capricious diet as it can be the macrobiótica.
Excess.
To take much
zinc
(
but
of 100mg / día) can cause fatigue, diarrea, fever and vomit. The
deficiency
of this element causes weakness in the immunological
system
, in addition to
problems
of the skin and the vegetarian people they are
but
susceptible to have
zinc
deficiency
.
Sources.
Red
meat, dry eggs, seafood,
vegetables
, fruits, specially peanuts and seeds of
sunflower
.
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