- Under 6 months: 2mg
- 7 months to 3 years: 3mg
- 4-8 years: 5mg
- 9-13 years: 8mg
And pregnant or lactating women need more zinc than those who aren’t (approximately 12-13 mg a day).
Zinc is an essential nutrient for the body. It’s required for many biological processes, including wound healing, immunity and skin health.
To order zinc supplements online, just talk to us about your health. We’ll deliver them to you the next working day, and on a schedule that meets your needs.
Zinc is an essential nutrient needed for normal bodily functions. Our body can’t make zinc, so we have to rely on eating foods that contain it, like eggs, meat and seeds, to make sure we get enough. However, the amount of zinc we get from our diet varies, and sometimes you might not get enough. This can lead to a zinc deficiency, which can cause problems like poor wound healing, hair loss and decreased immunity.
Taking zinc supplements can help increase the levels of zinc in your body, helping to keep it healthy and well-functioning. This can be especially useful if you’re pregnant or lactating, or vegetarian, or vegan, as you’ll be at a higher risk of deficiency. So by taking one supplement a day, you can improve your skin health, immunity and more.
Zinc plays an important role in maintaining a range of bodily processes. So without enough, some of your bodily functions can worsen. Zinc is involved in:
In addition to the above processes, it can help reduce diarrhoea, improve mood, decrease the risk of cancer and lower blood pressure.
Under normal circumstances, taking zinc supplements isn’t dangerous. But, as with all medicines, taking too much can cause side effects. These include nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting. Additionally, excess zinc can interfere with the absorption of iron and copper, which could lead to anaemia. But for it to be harmful, you would have to take about 40mg a day.
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Take one tablet a day, with a glass of water (preferably with a meal, to avoid an upset stomach).
Don't take more than 25 mg a day. If you accidently take too much, seek medical attention. If you forget to take a dose, skip it and take the next tablet at your usual time. Don't take a double dose to make up for a missed one.
Zinc is absorbed into your bloodstream within hours, but it may take weeks or even months to take full effect. When taking zinc, it’s not likely that you’ll notice huge differences in your health. But that doesn’t mean it’s not working in the background to keep your body’s processes ticking over. Most supplements require long-term use to see the full benefits.
How we source info.
When we present you with stats, data, opinion or a consensus, we’ll tell you where this came from. And we’ll only present data as clinically reliable if it’s come from a reputable source, such as a state or government-funded health body, a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a recognised analytics or data body. Read more in our editorial policy.
Have something specific you want to know? Search our info below, or ask our experts a question if you can’t find what you’re looking for.
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets: Zinc - Health Professionals.
Zinc in Wound Healing Modulation. Nutrients, 10(1).
Zinc in Keratinocytes and Langerhans Cells: Relevance to the Epidermal Homeostasis, Journal of Immunology Research, vol. 2018, Article ID 5404093, 11 pages.
Role of zinc in insulin regulation and diabetes. Journal of Social Health and Diabetes, 5(2), pp.83-87.
The infectious complications of atopic dermatitis. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 126, pp.3-12.
Zinc Absorption by Young Adults from Supplemental Zinc Citrate Is Comparable with That from Zinc Gluconate and Higher than from Zinc Oxide. The Journal of Nutrition, 144(2), 132-136.
Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Growth Outcomes in Children under 5 Years of Age. Nutrients, 10(3), pp.377.
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