Zinc does not cause weight gain. In fact, zinc is actually a necessary mineral in your diet, and comes from many healthy foods. Zinc helps our body's cells and immune system function properly; it can not cause weight gain in and of itself.
If you are referring to someone who has too much zinc in their diet, zinc toxicity may result in "nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and headaches". More common are zinc deficiencies, and this can result in impaired immune function.
Perhaps you read that zinc can "cause" weight gain, due to the foods that contain zinc? Eating too much red meat, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals, nuts and dairy could cause weight gain...but please know that in this manner, ANY food can "cause" weight gain when consumed in large quantities. What causes weight gain is a simple equation: consuming more calories from food than you are expending in physical activity. (Of course, it is not "easy" to get the weight off!).
Do you feel that you have a healthy diet with the appropriate amount of calories? Do you feel that you exercise adequately on a daily basis?
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Zinc does not cause weight gain. In fact, zinc is actually a necessary mineral in your diet, and comes from many healthy foods. Zinc helps our body's cells and immune system function properly; it can not cause weight gain in and of itself.
If you are referring to someone who has too much zinc in their diet, zinc toxicity may result in "nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and headaches". More common are zinc deficiencies, and this can result in impaired immune function.
Perhaps you read that zinc can "cause" weight gain, due to the foods that contain zinc? Eating too much red meat, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals, nuts and dairy could cause weight gain...but please know that in this manner, ANY food can "cause" weight gain when consumed in large quantities. What causes weight gain is a simple equation: consuming more calories from food than you are expending in physical activity. (Of course, it is not "easy" to get the weight off!).
Do you feel that you have a healthy diet with the appropriate amount of calories? Do you feel that you exercise adequately on a daily basis?
You can learn more about zinc at the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements.
September 16, 2010 - 11:38amThis Comment
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