Selenium and zinc - you, for sure, often met these two trace elements in one package on drugstores. They are united by the fact that both elements work as antioxidants - they prevent formation of dangerous radicals and their attachment to healthy cells, protect them from oxidation processes (in other words, aging). If selenium is contained in enzymes, then zinc is involved in all enzymatic processes.
But the problem lies in the fact that it is increasingly difficult to find products containing selenium and zinc, since their presence depends not so much on the plant culture as on the growing method. That is why all the table data is in fact very approximate.
Zinc
List of products rich in zinc and selenium, we will begin with zinc. What is interesting, without zinc, we could not taste and smell, and also pay with the beauty of our outer covers - skin, hair and nails.
Products containing zinc:
- beef and chicken liver;
- peanut;
- beef;
- processed cheese;
- cedar nuts;
- peas;
- buckwheat;
- oatmeal;
- barley;
- beans.
Selenium
Before continuing our list of products with zinc and selenium, we should warn all women that selenium plays a decisive role in transferring DNA to your offspring, and its deficiency in the diet during pregnancy can lead to a sudden death of the baby .
Products containing selenium:
- mushrooms;
- wheat;
- pumpkin and sunflower seeds;
- sea fish;
- liver, kidney, heart;
- eggs;
- seafood;
- bran;
- Brewer's yeast;
- corn.
Neither selenium nor zinc accumulate in the body, so there is no need to fear an overdose. Although, believe me, doctors do not allow the possibility of sorting out these substances, because in their products they are actually less and less. The content of trace elements in plant products is especially low, since it depends on the soil. But to fill the deficit with seafood and animal giblets - this is a very real goal.