Post Date December, 02 2023
To enhance male fertility, zinc, a mineral, is an indispensable and important presence on the male health stage.
Zinc plays an important role in reproductive function
Zinc is an essential trace element in the human body, widely present in all tissues and organs, including the liver, kidneys, muscles, retina, and prostate. Zinc plays an important role in growth and development, immune function, material metabolism, and reproductive function. Therefore, it is commonly called for children to supplement zinc and men to supplement zinc. Zinc is abundant in the male testes and participates in the entire process of sperm generation, maturation, and capacitation. Once a man lacks zinc, it can lead to a decrease in sperm count, decreased vitality, and poor semen liquefaction, ultimately leading to male infertility. Zinc deficiency can also lead to the absence of secondary sexual characteristics in adolescents and the inability to reproduce and develop normally. It can be said that zinc plays an irreplaceable important role in maintaining male fertility.
However, like all nutrients, zinc is not necessarily the more the better. The Chinese Nutrition Society, based on recent international zinc needs and the dietary characteristics of Chinese residents, has set the recommended zinc intake for adult men at 15.5mg/d, and the maximum tolerable zinc intake for adult men is 45mg/d. Only by maintaining the recommended amount of zinc at 11.5 milligrams for adult women can it contribute to the normal functioning of the reproductive system. If excessive zinc is consumed, or if a large amount of other nutrients are consumed in order to conceive, it cannot become a "human making" machine. In fact, consuming excessive amounts of vitamins and minerals may also reduce fertility. But at the 11th National Nutrition Science Conference of the Chinese Nutrition Society held in 2013, the recommended intake of zinc for adult males was adjusted, and new indicators may be introduced soon.
Vegetarianism cannot supplement zinc, eating more seafood is effective
From the perspective of zinc supplementation, dietary supplements are the most important step. Both animal and plant based foods actually contain zinc, but the zinc content in food varies greatly and the absorption and utilization rates also vary. Generally speaking, shellfish, red meat, and animal organs in food are excellent sources of zinc. Scientific evidence suggests that oysters are a food that can increase the chances of conception. Oysters are rich in zinc, which can play a role in male semen and testosterone, as well as in female ovulation and fertility. Therefore, there is scientific evidence to support the claims of oyster supplementation with zinc, oyster spermatogenesis, and oyster enhancement of fertility.
Since vegetable food has low zinc content, and animal fat, vegetable oil, fruit, vegetable, white bread and other foods have low zinc content, vegetarianism often suffer from zinc deficiency, which is mainly manifested by decreased immunity, difficult wound healing, and anorexia caused by taste disorders. To achieve good zinc supplementation, it is still necessary to supplement more seafood and animal organs. The practice of being completely vegetarian is actually not healthy. In addition, in addition to some common zinc supplementation foods in daily life, if zinc deficiency is severe or you want to supplement zinc more quickly, you can take some protein zinc preparations appropriately, and the zinc supplementation effect will be better and more comprehensive.
Checking the zinc content through blood tests is not reliable
Many hospitals have methods for detecting trace elements in children. Most of the time, blood tests are used to check if children lack trace elements. However, this practice often deceives parents because it is widely considered unreliable to judge zinc nutritional status based on zinc concentration in serum or plasma, as it is relatively stable and cannot change with changes in zinc intake, However, only 2% of zinc is present in the blood, so unless dietary zinc levels are really low, most of the time zinc deficiency will be determined through blood tests. This does not provide true dietary and nutritional guidance for people. Therefore, do not believe in the results of blood zinc testing, which may even lead to panic. Excessive zinc supplementation may have the opposite effect.
