ZINC Injection

$49.00

After iron, zinc it the second most abundant trace element in the human body. Zinc also plays a role in the regulation of the immune system. Being an essential element, it is not synthesized by the human body but must be ingested through food or mineral supplements. Some of the common food sources of zinc include beef, poultry, seafood, and grains, among others. In adults, normal serum zinc levels are between 70 and 250 ug/dl.

After iron, zinc it the second most abundant trace element in the human body. Zinc also plays a role in the regulation of the immune system. Being an essential element, it is not synthesized by the human body but must be ingested through food or mineral supplements. Some of the common food sources of zinc include beef, poultry, seafood, and grains, among others. In adults, normal serum zinc levels are between 70 and 250 ug/dl.

With zinc playing a significant role in many of the body’s key processes, zinc deficiency can result in a variety of illnesses and medical disorders. Some of the clinical manifestations include, but are not limited to, the following:

Hair and weight loss.

Delayed wound healing and skin lesions such as oral lichen planus, pemphigus vulgaris, bullous pemphigoid, and epidermodysplasia verruciformis, among others.

Decreased taste sensation and loss of appetite.
Altered cognitive and motor performance in neonates and infants.
Increased susceptibility to infections due to decreased functionality in monocytes, neutrophils, granulocytes, and phagocytosis.
Exacerbation of hypertension as well as other cardiovascular diseases.
Delayed puberty and growth retardation in adolescents.
Osteoporosis as well as other abnormalities in bone mineralization and development.
Decreased folate absorption which may result in macrocytic megaloblastic anemia.
Mental lethargy and mood disorders.