Effect Of Zinc On Your Health
Most of the chronic disorders that we are aware of have the similar tendency of zinc deficiencies. There might be a difference when it comes to disorders related to other parts of the body; however, zinc deficiency becomes the most important constituent when it comes to disorders related to connective tissues.
If you think you are suffering from deficiency related to the presence of skin, mentioned below are some common symptoms that could suggest deficiency of zinc in your body. These are:
- Unexplained and unexpected loss of weight
- Hypogonadism (occurs in males)
- Delayed puberty
- Dwarfism
- Loss of appetite
- Roughness in the skin
- Mental lethargy
- Short stature
- Increased time in the healing of a wound
- Stretch marks
- Diarrhea
- Acne
- Weakened immune system, and
- Macular degeneration
It must be noted that this is not the complete list of symptoms that are seen because of zinc deficiency. There are several other symptoms as well, and these effectively show the importance of having zinc n our regular diet.
An important fact that we all must know about is that gymnasts and especially females have been found to have significantly lower levels of zinc in their body. It is because of this reason that large number of gymnasts suffer from disorders such as delayed puberty, hyper mobility and also scoliosis.
Have you ever wondered why health experts refer to oysters as aphrodisiacs? This is because oysters have been found to have significantly larger amount of zinc content inside their bodies than any other type of zinc rich foods.
Thus, these help in proper facilitation of the male sex organ and also aid in the secretion of the reproductive fluids. Furthermore, as children attain the age of puberty, their physical demands for certain nutrients also increases. Since the sperm (also called the reproductive fluid) is largely composed of zinc, the demand for zinc is higher in males.
As a matter of fact, zinc is required by both men and women for the proper growth and functioning of their sex organs. Zinc deficiency in any of the sexes during the time of their attaining puberty could result in some severe symptoms such as pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum and also stretch marks along with a variety of other symptoms.
Disorders related to the connective tissue and also the skin are detected by some common symptoms which include frequent attack by infections causing bacteria, reduction in collagen, scoliosis, joints that have become hyper mobile, slow rate of wound healing, and stretch marks, only to name a few.
When looked closely, you will notice that these disorders are also very similar to the ones caused by zinc deficiency and can be treated by the consumption of zinc supplements.
Consumption of too much zinc is also harmful to the human body. Excessive zinc intake reduces the rate of copper absorption by the body.
Health experts recommend that the consumption of 15mg of zinc on a regular basis is just sufficient. Consumption of small amount of zinc on an everyday basis will go a long way to provide you with the benefits of zinc.
