Highest Zinc Food in the World

So the highest zinc food in the world is oysters .

That's number 1 .

Oysters are loaded with zinc and the type of zinc that's bioavailable .

Then we get red meat .

Okay .

Then we get fish .

And the list goes down from there .

There is a small amount of zinc in pumpkin seeds for example and there are a few other things .

But here's the problem with zinc .

There is no storage system in our body for zinc .

So if we're not getting it from the diet , we are gonna be deficient .

25% of the planet is deficient in zinc , And it's very difficult to determine if you're deficient other than symptoms because when you do a blood test , it's not detectable even though you're very deficient .

It's only detectable after a long term deficiency or a severe depletion .

But let's talk about the consequence of not having enough zinc in the body .

First of all , you're gonna have decreased amount of lymphocytes through white blood cells .

So you're gonna have a hard time fighting off infection and pathogens .

If it's very severe , you may get an enlarged spleen , get a decreased response to pathogens .

So not only do you have decreased numbers of white blood cells , but your response to pathogens is sluggish .

So you can't fight infection as well as you did when you had enough zinc .

The thymus , the training camp for the white blood cells gets smaller .

Next one is increased susceptibility to an infection .

So you're more susceptible to getting sick .

So whereas one person would not necessarily get the infection , you might get it .

Next one is loss of taste and smell .

Next one is decreased wound healing and decreased testosterone .

And because zinc is an anti inflammatory , you lose your ability to get rid of inflammation so you have more inflammation .

There are a couple other reasons why people are deficient in zinc .

A big one is phytates .

Phytates are in fiber .

They're in whole grains .

So when you consume flour products , breads , pasta , cereal , crackers , rice .

Along with phytates , it's in the bran .

It's a fiber .

And phytates block zinc .

Okay .

So that's number 1 .

Number 2 , stress will deplete your zinc .

High levels of cortisol over a period of time will deplete your zinc .

Sugar , as in not just sugar , but high fructose corn syrup and honey and all the other types of sweeteners .

Also coming right down here , diabetes , which is a condition where you have high sugar , will also deplete zinc .

So these 2 are very similar .

The longer you have an infection , the less zinc you're gonna have in your body .

And you need zinc for these things right here .

Antacids will deplete you of zinc .

You need an acidic stomach to absorb zinc .

So as you get older , you lose the stomach acid .

You can no longer pull zinc in like you did before .

Malabsorption .

If you have gut damage , you're gonna have a hard time absorbing zinc .

If you have liver damage , even a fatty liver , even in a liver that's inflamed , even a liver that has scar tissue , you're not gonna be able to absorb zinc .

And so many people have a fatty liver , and they don't even know it .

If you're a vegan , it's gonna be a lot more difficult to get zinc because you're consuming things that are pulling it out , and you're not consuming animal products .

So you're not gonna get the bioavailable zinc that you need .

So anyway , I just wanted to increase the awareness of zinc and the importance of getting enough zinc in your diet .

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