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i would also like to know what are the ill effects of zinc deficiency and does ejaculation deplete the body of zinc??

2007-03-20 05:51:20 · 3 answers · asked by narendrakm_2005 1 in Science & Mathematics Medicine

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Zinc is a divalent cation which acts as a coenzyme or cofactor for a large number of enzymes in the body. Most notably, it is needed by insulin.
Zinc deficiency does not lead to any specific effect, but its deficiency may have a wide ranging effects, ranging from immune problems to retarded growth in children. It has no known effect on the quantity of seminal plasma.
Zinc can found in the food items such as meat and poultry, beans, and cinnamon.

2007-03-23 15:17:19 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0 0

Zinc is found in a wide variety of foods . Oysters contain more zinc per serving than any other food, but red meat sea foods and poultry provide the majority of zinc in the diet for nonvegetarians. Other good food sources include beans, nuts, certain , whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals, and dairy products .
Absolute Zinc deficiency does not occur unless in prolonged parenteral intake of food.
Zinc deficiency causes
1)loss of taste sensation
2)diabetes and
3)pica (rarely)
Prostate contains a lot of zinc but zinc related prostatic and sexual disabilities are not recorded.

2007-03-24 08:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0 0

Three part of ur question
First-Natural ways to combat Zinc deficiency- Eat more of Zinc rich dependable food stuffs for example Meat, milk and milk products and fish.
Second- Ill effects of Zinc Deficiency are growth failure and sexual infantalism (adult sex organs are less developed and look child like) in adolescents, loss of taste and delayed wound healing.
Answer of third part of your question is "NO"

2007-03-20 14:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by dubey 1 · 1 0

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