Generally, zinc is very important nutrition for your body. There are so much benefits of zinc such as helping body absorb Vitamin A and B, free radical protection, cell growth and reproduction, hormone regulation, wound healing, protein metabolism, providing energy to your activities and boost your immune system.
You can find this nutrition easily in egg, sunflower seeds, soybeans, mushrooms, meat, oats, beans, nuts, etc.
The question is, What is the benefits of zinc for acne treatment?.
Benefits of zinc for acne treatment:
a. Just like antibiotic, it has ability to fight bacteria. But the different from antibiotics, it has no side effect.
b. Zinc regulates more than one hundred hormones in your body. Enough zinc intake will prevent hormonal imbalance that can lead to acne breakouts and zinc also normalizes production of skin oils
Note: only 30-40 % of zinc that can be actually absorbed by your body. But the good news is, you can get more zinc in supplement.
Here are some factors that can make zinc less effective:
a. Hytic acyd - it can reduce the absorption of zinc about 15 %. You can find hytic acyd easily in whole grains.
b. Soy protein
c. Cooper and in-organic iron
Warning: limit zinc intake about 100 mg. More than that, zinc will be toxic in your body.
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