Zinc For Ageing? - Original Sources Of Information

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)