2007-01-24 16:02:47 · 5 answers · asked by Souuie 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Zinc is important for enzyme systems in the body. It helps make a healthy immune system and speeds the healing of wounds. Zinc is needed for normal taste and smell and prostate gland functioning. Mild zinc deficiency is probably a common phenomenon. Zinc deficiency is especially common in women and children. The ability to absorb zinc lessens with age. Slight zinc deficiency in children can cause little appetite, poor growth, and loss of taste. Breastfeeding mothers who are zinc deficient may pass on zinc deficiency to their babies. Zinc found in breast milk is more easily absorbed than zinc found in formula, even though there are similar levels. One's zinc levels are lowered by: diarrhea, fiber consumption, and a significant amount of zinc are lost in perspiration. Things in grains and legumes, called phytates, bind with zinc so that it cannot be absorbed. Zinc deficiency is known to block the immune system and make a person get colds and infections easier.
2007-01-24 16:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by Meli 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They strengthen your immune system and help you fight off infections (like a common cold). They are good to take when you are around someone with a cold or if you feel like you are coming down with something!
2007-01-25 00:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by Heidi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a teenager my doctor gave them to me for my skin. It helped clear it up of pimples.
2007-01-25 00:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by AVAB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are wonderful for mans importance..
2007-01-25 00:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by stillhappy89 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turning your pee neon yellow...at least i think those are the vitamins that do that...
2007-01-25 00:05:57 · answer #5 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋