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Zinc for the immune system, skin and hair Many cell functions are influenced by zinc: it is a component of many enzymes, is involved in regulating the hormone balance, as well as in the synthesis of DNA or proteins and it influences the cellular and humoral Immune Response. Zinc is an essential trace element for most living beings and, next to iron, the most common one in the human body. There are higher concentrations of zinc in the red blood cells, in the eyes, in the skin and in the hair as well as in the prostate and in the liver. Function of zinc in metabolism Zinc is a cofactor of numerous enzyme systems and plays a role in vitamin A, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Zinc also fulfills important tasks in the metabolism of nucleic acids and proteins. Zinc may be important for the immune system, for the health of hair, skin and nails and for fertility in women and men. Food containing zinc in particular Zinc from animal products can be better utilized than from plant foods. A lot of zinc is in shrimp, peanuts, corn, egg yolks, Parmesan, Brazil nuts, lentils, sunflower seeds, beef, pumpkin seeds, rolled oats, calf's liver, Edam, bran and cocoa. Meat, fish, whole grains and vegetables also contain zinc. Good bioavailability through organic zinc compound The dietary supplement zinc is available on the market in various dosage forms. In addition to zinc picolinate, there are other forms such as zinc citrate, zinc oxide or zinc gluconate. Zinc picolinate is a chemical compound of zinc with picolinic acid, which in chemistry belongs to the organic compounds. In this dietary supplement from Fairvital, the zinc has also been combined with the antioxidant vitamin C. Zinc capsules with vitamin C from Fairvital highly dosed with 10 mg zinc per capsule contains 80mg vitamin C per capsule supports the immune system for beautiful skin, hair and nails promotes cell protection highly bioavailable due to picolinate form vegetarian and vegan gluten-free, lactose-free, fructose-free without magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide
Content: 0.038 kg (€446.05 / 1 kg)