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Zinc in diet   

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Alternative names:

Diet - zinc

Recommendations

Recommended daily allowances for zinc are as follows:

  • Infants -- 5 mg
  • Children (1 to 10 years) -- 10 mg
  • Males (above 11 years) -- 15 mg
  • Females (11 to 50 years) -- 12 mg
  • Females (above 51 years) --15 mg
  • Females (pregnant and breastfeeding) -- 19mg

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