Zinc WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Zinc
Zinc is an essential mineral that supports a healthy immune system. It is needed for wound healing, helps maintain your sense of taste and smell, and is needed for DNA synthesis.
Fast Facts:
- It is recommended that adults take 15 mg of zinc daily, or up to 30 mg daily for vegetarians.
- Good food sources are beef, eggs, oysters, legumes, pumpkin seeds, whole grains and nuts.
- Child recommendations: Infants 7 months - 3 years should get 3 mg daily; children 4 - 8 years, 5 mg; 9 - 13 years, 8 mg; males 14 years and older 11 mg; females 14 -18, 9 mg; pregnant females 14 -18, 13 mg; and pregnant females 19 and older, 11 mg.
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What is Zinc?
- Mayo Clinic: Zinc
- A.D.A.M. (via Medline Plus): Zinc
- U.S. Geological Survey: Zinc
- Natural Standard (via Healthline): Zinc
What Are The Uses & Recommendations for Zinc?
- Mayo Clinic: Proper Use of Zinc
- A.D.A.M. (via Medline Plus): Function of Zinc
- MedicineNet: Zinc for Colds
- Vegetarian Society: Function of Zinc
- Office of Dietary Supplements: Recommended Daily Allowance of Zinc
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Zinc?
- Mayo Clinic: Precautions & Side Effects of Zinc
- A.D.A.M. (via Medline Plus): Side Effects of Zinc
- Natural Standards (via Healthline): Zinc Safety
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Zinc
- Acne.org: Discussion on Topical Zinc
- Autism Support Network: Discussion on Zinc and Autism
- Food Buzz: Zinc
- Periodic Table: Pictures, Stories, and Facts About Zinc
Clinical Trials for Zinc
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Zinc
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Zinc
Controversy and Lawsuits about Zinc
- Office of Dietary Supplements: Current issues and controversies about zinc
Welseyan University: Zinc: Cold Cure or Commodity?
- Quantum Health: New Study Shows Zinc Lozenges Play Key Role in Preventing Colds and Shortening Colds
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Zinc
- New England Journal of Medicine: Medical Journal Articles on Zinc
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Zinc
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Zinc
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Zinc
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Zink, Zinc Supplements, Zinc Supplement, How much Zinc do I Need, RDA for Zinc
- Last update: Mar. 11, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
