17 - Zinc. Immunity, Food Sources and Supplements

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In this episode, part of our series on nutrition and immunity, we discuss zinc! Our topics include:

What Zinc is and what it does for your body
Why Zinc is important for your body
How much Zinc you need
What foods provide Zinc
When it comes to Zinc, you don't want too much or too little
What about using Zinc for prevention or healing of disease or illness?

Recommended reading:

Recent Research on COVID-19 & Zinc - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776305
[WEBINAR] Nutrition and Immunity - https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2021/02/webinar-nutrition-and-immunity.html
The Truth About Immunity Supporting Foods - https://www.cancerdietitian.com/immunity
Zinc- National Institutes of Health -https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-Consumer/
NCBI-Zinc - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK222317/#:~:text=The%20Recommended%20Dietary%20Allowance%20(RDA,14%20mg%2Fday%20for%20men.
Harvard School of Public Health-Zinc - https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/zinc/
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism Textbook

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