What is food mineral?

Minerals are inorganic elements that originate in the earth and cannot be made in the body. They play important roles in various bodily functions and are necessary to sustain life and maintain optimal health, and thus are essential nutrients.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Element of Zinc in Human Body

Element of Zinc in Human Body
Zinc protects nerve and brain tissue, bolsters the immune system, and is essential for healthy growth.

Zinc is part of the enzymes (and hormones such as insulin) that metabolize food and you can fairly call it the macho male mineral.

The largest quantities of zinc in the male human body are in the testes, where it’s used in making a continuous supply of testosterone, the hormone a man needs to produce plentiful of healthy viable sperm.

Without enough zinc, male fertility falters. One of the good source of zinc is oysters.

Other good sources of zinc are meat, liver and eggs. Plenty of zinc is in nuts, beans, miso, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, whole grains products, and wheat germ.

But the zinc in plants, like the iron in plants, occurs in compounds that your body absorbs less efficiency that the zinc in foods from animals.
Element of Zinc in Human Body

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