The Importance of Zinc and its Relationship with Vitamin D

Today, we’re going to talk about the fascinating connection between vitamin D and zinc.

Many people don’t realize that zinc is vital to allow vitamin D to work in the body. If you’re deficient in zinc, the vitamin D receptor won’t accept vitamin D. On the flip side, vitamin D allows zinc to be transported through the body.

Symptoms of zinc deficiency:

• Loss of taste or smell

• Low testosterone

• Diarrhea

• Alopecia

• Inflammatory skin problems

• Vision problems

• Ulcers

• Inflammation

• Poor immunity

• Thymus atrophy

Foods rich in zinc:

• Oysters

• Lobster

• Shrimp

• Liver

• Red meat

Causes of a zinc deficiency:

• Not consuming foods high in zinc

• Consuming phytates (in grains and legumes)

• Pregnancy

• Sickle cell anemia

DATA:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9701158/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...