Use FLMC's Zinc Counter & Tracker to ensure a healthy zinc intake from whole foods to avoid zinc deficiency, especially if you're on a plant-based diet (the richest whole food sources of zinc are meat and fish) and if you are pregnant or breastfeeding (when zinc intake needs to be increased).

• Zinc is crucial for a healthy immune system, wound healing, cell division, growth, and metabolism
• Zinc protects against many diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, skin diseases, dementia and Parkinson's disease.
• Zinc deficiency in pregnancy and childhood impairs growth and development. Deficiency in older adults can impair wound healing and brain and mental health.