Based on new research from Oregon State University, zinc is found in many foods such as red meat can actually provide protection against degenerative heart disease to prostate cancer.
Low levels of zinc is quite commonly found in people over the age of 60 years which is about 40 percent. Though these conditions may contribute to the appearance of inflammation and interfere with the process of repair and expression of DNA, whereas interference in both certainly can cause diseases for example cancer, researchers say.
The problem is, the older the person's ability to absorb zinc decreased. "So if maybe you lack zinc, it is hard to detect exactly when it happened," said Alexandra Caspero, RD, founder of weight management services and sports nutrition-Knowledge.com Delicious.
"That's why you now increase intake of zinc could be the best way to stay healthy for a long time," he added as quoted by menshealth, Monday (10/08/2012).
In addition, the intake of zinc deficiency at any age can lead to prostate cancer. This is justified by a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health revealed that prostate cancer patients aged 45-79 who eat foods rich in zinc 74 percent less likely to die from the disease.
Therefore, each person must meet the recommended dose of zinc is 11 milligrams per day. These minerals can be obtained from meat, poultry and seafood products.
Other sources are mushrooms, yogurt and oysters. Even oysters is said to be the largest source of zinc it contains 74 milligrams of zinc for each presentation.
It could also mean a supplement containing 30 milligrams of zinc per tablet.
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