{"id":4205,"date":"2021-04-06T08:43:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T08:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.centaxpharma.com\/zinc-the-all-rounder-among-minerals\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T10:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:30:14","slug":"zinc-the-all-rounder-among-minerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/zinc-the-all-rounder-among-minerals\/","title":{"rendered":"Zinc: the all-rounder among minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a component of more than 300 enzymes and proteins in our body, zinc plays an important role in nutrition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of quantity, zinc is one of the most important trace elements in the human body. Because it is needed for many metabolic processes and there are no storage systems for zinc in the body<\/strong>, a daily intake is essential<\/strong>.  Furthermore, the body<\/strong> is not able to produce zinc itself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do we need zinc for?<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Zinc has a broad range of functions: cell growth and division, DNA synthesis, maintenance of normal immune function and protein synthesis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, zinc is an important trace element for reproduction<\/strong>, the maintenance of normal skin, hair and nails, and fat and carbohydrate metabolism<\/strong>. So you can see straight away that zinc is a true all-rounder among minerals, without which our metabolism does not work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much zinc do we need?<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The German Nutrition Society<\/a> recommends a daily zinc requirement that depends on age group and phytate intake<\/strong>. For adult women<\/strong>, 7-10 mg a day is recommended, for men 11-16 mg<\/strong>. Phytates<\/strong> are found in some foods (especially wholegrain products and pulses) and reduce the absorption of zinc<\/strong> (by up to 45%) in the gastrointestinal tract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which foods contain a lot of zinc?<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zinc is found mainly in animal foods<\/strong> such as beef and pork, dairy products and eggs. Plant sources are mainly nuts and wheat and rye germ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, not all of the zinc in food is absorbed in the gut. Only 16-50%, depending on zinc status, is absorbed and thus available to the body<\/strong>. So if we consume 10-15 mg of zinc, at most half of it, 7.5 mg, reaches the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is possible, however, to increase zinc absorption by using a few tricks and combining foods cleverly. <\/strong>For one thing, you should try not to take in zinc only from wholegrain products, because they contain particularly high amounts of phytates, which lowers absorption. Eating a lot of dairy products could also be a problem. They contain a lot of calcium, which reduces the absorption of zinc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, zinc bound to amino acids in animal products is particularly easy to digest and therefore reaches our body in large amounts. Organic acids such as lemon juice also increase absorption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What symptoms occur with a zinc deficiency?<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A zinc deficiency can lead to non-specific symptoms<\/strong>, because a large number of metabolic pathways in the body are affected. These include impaired growth in height, diarrhoea, poor wound healing and an increased susceptibility to infections. There are some groups that are particularly often affected by a zinc deficiency<\/strong>. These include vegans, vegetarians, athletes, older people, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does zinc supplementation make sense?<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In general, zinc intake in Germany is within the recommended range. For the risk groups just mentioned, however, taking food supplements can make sense.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noted that no more than 25 mg a day should be taken through supplements, because excessive amounts of zinc can cause damage in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zinc is contained, for example, in “Centax Vitamin C + Zinc<\/a>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a component of more than 300 enzymes and proteins in our body, zinc plays an important role in nutrition. In terms of quantity, zinc is one of the most important trace elements in the human body. Because it is needed for many metabolic processes and there are no storage systems for zinc in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-micronutrients"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4230,"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205\/revisions\/4230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centaxpharma.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}