Keeping Strength and Mobility As We Age

Taking zinc may help keep your strength and mobility as you age.

Here’s why:

Zinc declines with age.

The WHO estimates a third of the world’s population is low.

But mild deficiency gives no obvious symptoms.

84-90% of the zinc in your body is in the muscles and the bones, so these would be the organs most affect by low levels.

This may explain why some evidence points to zinc deficiency being a risk factor for age related muscle loss.

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1) Zinc declines with age: "Correlation between zinc status and immune function in the elderly" (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10522-006-9057-3)

2) The WHO estimates a third of the world’s population is low: "A Guide to Human Zinc Absorption: General Overview and Recent Advances of In Vitro Intestinal Models" (https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/3/762)

3) Mild deficiency is hard to notice: "The Potential Impact of Zinc Supplementation on COVID-19 Pathogenesis" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7365891/)

4) 84-90% of zinc in your body is in muscles and bones: "The Essential Toxin: Impact of Zinc on Human Health" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2872358/)

5) Zinc is a risk factor for sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss): "The role of zinc on nutritional status, sarcopenia, and frailty in older adults: a scoping review" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11163457/)

6) Zinc related to lower muscle mass: "Association between zinc and body composition: An integrative review" (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0946672X22000207)