17 - Zinc. Immunity, Food Sources and Supplements

02/24/21 • 12 min

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The Cancer Dietitian Podcast

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

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?

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18 - Vitamin C and Immunity - More Is Not Always Better

In this episode, part of our series on nutrition and immunity, we discuss Vit C! Our topics include: • What Vitamin C is and what it does for your body

• How much Vitamin C you need • What foods provide Vitamin C • Signs of deficiency and toxicity

• What about using Vitamin C for prevention or healing of disease or illness? Recommended reading: • [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 • NIH Vit C Info: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/ • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - How Vitamin C Supports A Healthy Immune System: https://www.eatright.org/food/vitamins-and-supplements/types-of-vitamins-and-nutrients/how-vitamin-c-supports-a-healthy-immune-system • Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23440782/ • Effect of High-Dose Zinc and Ascorbic Acid Supplementation vs Usual Care on Symptom Length and Reduction Among Ambulatory Patients With SARS-CoV-2 InfectionThe COVID A to Z Randomized Clinical Trial - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776305