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=Zinc and Health=

Many healthy foods contain zinc. It has many contributions to our body. Zinc supports a healthy immune system, its needed in healing wounds, helps maintain taste, smell, memory and, eye sight, supports normal growth, and development in childhood, pregnancy, and adolescence. Oysters are the number one source of zinc but the American diet gets most of its zinc from red meat, poultry. beans, nuts, whole grains, and dairy. If too much zinc is consumed it may lead to anaemia or weakening bones. Also if there is a zinc shortage of any kind for a pregenant woman it may cause birth defects.

Good sources of zinc

Meat: turkey, lamb, crabmeat, lobster, clams, salmon, chicken, beef and pork.

Vegetarian: milk, cheese, peanuts, beans, yeast, wholegrain cereals/bread, potatoes, and yogurt. Also pumpkin seeds are one of the most concentrated non-meat sources of zinc.

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