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Supplement Zinc Be
Given to Teenagers?
Healthy Eating / Nutrition / Nutrition in Foods
By Michelle Kerns Updated December 27, 2018
Supplementation
The University of Maryland Medical Center cautions
that children under the age of 18 should not take any
form of zinc supplement unless they are under the
supervision of a doctor. Non-prescription zinc
supplements are not regulated by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration and are not checked for purity,
safety or effectiveness. Zinc supplements may cause
side effects like vomiting, headaches, nausea and
abdominal pain. A teenager taking high doses of zinc
may become anemic, suffer from recurrent
infections and experience an increase in his blood
cholesterol level. Zinc supplements may also
interfere with the function of some antibiotics, blood
pressure medications and immunosuppressants
such as prednisone or cyclosporine.
Food Sources
A teenager who wants to increase her zinc intake
should consume plenty of whole grains, dairy
products, beans and lean protein sources such as
shellfish or poultry. A 1-cup serving of zinc-fortified
breakfast cereal, 3 ounces of cooked oysters and 1
cup of canned baked beans all contain 100 percent
or more of the required daily intake of zinc for
teenage boys and girls. Other excellent sources of
zinc for teenagers -- foods that contain at least 20
percent of the RDA of zinc per serving -- include
beef, lobster, crab, pork and chicken.
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References
About the Author
Michelle Kerns writes for a variety of print and
online publications and specializes in literature
and science topics. She has served as a book
columnist since 2008 and is a member of the
National Book Critics Circle. Kerns studied
English literature and neurology at UC Davis.
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