What happens if you take too much zinc? What are the benefits of zinc supplementation for men?

As we all know, zinc supplementation has a certain effect on improving our immunity and appetite, but excessive zinc supplementation will also cause certain damage to people's health. So, what will happen if zinc supplementation is excessive?

What happens if you take too much zinc?

If zinc is supplemented too much, the content of vitamin C and iron in the body will be reduced, and the absorption and utilization of iron will be inhibited, thus causing iron deficiency anemia. When there is too much zinc in the child's body and too little calcium, the activity of phagocytes can be inhibited under the action of magnesium ions, the immunity will be reduced, and the disease resistance will be poor. Frequent administration of zinc-containing drugs to children will also increase the ratio of zinc to copper in the body, affect cholesterol metabolism, increase blood lipids, promote arteriosclerosis, and lay the hidden dangers for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the future. In addition, excessive zinc content in the body has the risk of inducing cancer.

Benefits of zinc supplementation for men:

(1) Zinc deficiency has an adverse effect on the taste system, leading to a dull sense of taste. Zinc may promote taste and appetite by participating in the formation of a zinc-containing protein - salivary protein.

(2) Promotes normal sexual organs and sexual function. Zinc-deficient rats have incomplete development of the prostate and seminal vesicles, and a decrease in sperm. Zinc can restore these symptoms. Testicular degeneration cannot be restored in rats that have already undergone it. In humans, zinc deficiency delays sexual maturation, incomplete development of sexual organs, reduced sexual function, decreased sperm, incomplete development of secondary sexual characteristics, and irregular or stopped menstruation. These symptoms will improve or disappear if zinc treatment is given in a timely manner.