Zinc is the thirtieth number in the periodic table, but is one of the first, in terms of its importance, a trace element in the human body. The content of zinc in it can reach 3 g. Basically, zinc accumulates in the skin, retina, liver and kidneys, and in men also in the prostate gland.

Zinc is included in the most important life processes of the body. For any organism, the lack of constant replenishment of zinc reserves is fraught with a decrease in immunity, memory, taste and olfactory senses. Also, zinc deficiency can lead to clouding of the lens of the eye and malfunction of the retina.

For athletes, zinc is very important, since it is used to form, develop and metabolic processes in the cells of the body. And this means that with a lack of zinc, muscle pumping work will be unproductive. Without the formation of new muscle tissue cells, its growth and further development is impossible. Consequently, all training will be in vain and the performance of the athlete will fall. Zinc is also actively involved in the formation of the enzyme superoxide dismutase, which protects body cells from the negative effects of free radicals. And when a large amount of oxygen is absorbed during training, a lot of them are formed in the body of an athlete.

Zinc prevents the conversion of male testosterone to female estrogen, which increases female body fat growth. In addition, zinc itself is able to convert estrogen into testosterone. With a lack of zinc, testosterone levels also drop. When taking additional zinc, the testosterone level will rise only to normal levels, it will still not become more than it should be.

To eliminate the above health problems, you should try to get about 10-15 mg of zinc from food daily. The least zinc is found in green vegetables and fruits 0.25 mg/1 kg of the product. A little more of it in honey – 0.31 mg / 1 kg. Currants, dates and raspberries contain from 2 to 8 mg per 1 kg. And the same amount of zinc contains: meat of marine fish, milk, garlic, onions, eggs, brown rice. There is a lot of zinc in sprouted wheat grains, in sunflower and pumpkin seeds – 130-198 mg / 1 kg of product.