17 - Zinc. Immunity, Food Sources and Supplements

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