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ZINC CONTAMINATION

Posted by Blog Sunday, March 27, 2011

Supplemental zinc above the UL of 40 mg has caused mild gastrointestinal distress. Acute zinc toxicity can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Zinc toxicity has occurred from food and beverages contaminated from storage in galvanized containers. Zinc fumes, such as those inhaled by welders of galvanized metal, have also caused zinc toxicity.

To summarize, zinc is a versatile nutrient with many functions. Zinc is needed by metalloenzymes such as the enzymes that synthesize insulin. Zinc is used to fold and shape certain proteins.



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Zinc Supplements

Excess Zinc

ZINC LOZENGES

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