zinc sangat penting untuk immune system kita, membantu melwan penyakit, membantu kanak-kanak membesar dengan baik kerana usia kanak-kanak ini ialah usia pendedahan kepada pelbagai kuman baru, jadi amat penting untuk kanak-kanak menghasilkan immunity dengan sempurna.
Zinc is important
for a healthy immune system, properly synthesizing DNA, promoting healthy
growth during childhood, and healing wounds.
zinc sangat penting untuk immune system kita, membantu melwan penyakit, membantu kanak-kanak membesar dengan baik kerana usia kanak-kanak ini ialah usia pendedahan kepada pelbagai kuman baru, jadi amat penting untuk kanak-kanak menghasilkan immunity dengan sempurna.
Zinc is important
for a healthy immune system, properly synthesizing DNA, promoting healthy
growth during childhood, and healing wounds.
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| ZINC |
Zinc is an "essential trace element" because our
bodies
only need very small amounts of it.
According to the European Journal of Immunology, the human body needs zinc to activate T lymphocytes (T cells).
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| T cells help the body in two ways |
§ controlling and regulating immune
responses
§ attacking infected or cancerous
cells.
Zinc deficiency can severely impair immune system function.
According to a study published in
the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, "zinc-deficient persons experience
increased susceptibility to a variety of pathogens".
Treating diarrhea
According to the World Health Organization, diarrhea "kills an astonishing 1.6 million children under 5 every year. An article in TIME magazine said that "zinc pills appear to halt diarrhea in its tracks."
In addition, a PLoS Medicine study,
which "followed a nationwide public health campaign to increase zinc use
for childhood diarrhea in Bangladesh", confirmed that a 10-day course of zinc
tablets is effective at treating diarrhea and also helps
prevent future bouts of the condition.
Affecting learning
and memory
Research conducted at the University
of Toronto and published in the journal Neuron revealed
that zinc has a crucial role
in regulating how neurons communicate with one another,
affecting how memories are formed and how we learn.
Treating the common cold
Zinc lozenges were found
to shorten the duration of common cold episodes by up to 40% in
a study published in the Open Respiratory Medicine
Journal.
In addition, a Cochrane review concluded that taking "zinc (lozenges or syrup) is beneficial in reducing the duration and severity of the common cold in healthy people, when taken within 24 hours of onset of symptoms."
Healing wounds
Zinc may help protect the skin and
mucosal membranes. A Swedish study that analyzed zinc in wound healing,
concluded that "topical zinc may
stimulate leg ulcer healing by enhancing re-epithelialization, decreasing inflammation
and bacterial growth. When zinc is applied on wounds it not only corrects a
local zinc deficit but also acts pharmacologically."
Preventing
age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Zinc prevents cellular damage in the
retina, which helps in delaying the progression of AMD and vision loss,according to a study
published in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
Other possible benefits
Zinc is also possibly effective for
the treatment of:
§ Acne -
One study, published in JAMA, showed promising results of zinc sulfate for
the treatment of acne.
§ Attention deficit-hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD)
§ Preventing and treating pneumonia
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