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Saturday, March 7, 2015

How does zinc protects us from infections?

Many people take supplements of zinc to prevent the creation of flu or colds, and research new American scientists reveals in detail the action of zinc.

"Zinc helps the body to fight infections so that the immune system turns on balance" conveys "EverydayHealth" Prof. statement. Daren KNOELL.
Unfortunately, many people do not consume enough zinc, which is particularly dangerous for elderly people, and those with weakened immunity.
Foods that are rich in zinc are red meat, chicken, beans, fruits, nut, some fish and shellfish species, integral cereals and fortified dairy products, transmits Koha.net.
In the experiment they used human monocytes are involved in the recognition of pathogens. When pathogen known activation occurs a large number of cells powering the immune system. Proteins in the body stimulate the release of zinc transporters, which scientists have called ZIP8. When the carrier enters the cell walls, he directs zinc from the blood circulation in the cell line. In this way prevent the spread of inflammation which can be dangerous for the whole body.
For scientists to this research was not clear ways in which zinc operated infection. Thus, zinc plays an important role in almost all bodily functions and interaction with thousands of proteins, which are important for the proper functioning of the body. However, the total amount of zinc in the body only 10 percent is used in the fight against infections.
Most adults should consume during the day 8 to 11 milligrams of zinc.Scientists point out that it is possible, but extremely rare, deal great amounts of zinc which then becomes toxic. 

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