Our body needs a number of nutrients to keep it healthy. Let’s take a look at how Vitamin D and Zinc help us and what we should be eating to ensure that our body receives a good supply if these two important nutrients.
Vitamin D – Benefits
Vitamin D is often called the sunshine vitamin as it is produced by our body in response to sunlight. It has many benefits that include:-
Sources of Vitamin D
Sunlight is the most common and effective source of Vitamin D. It is recommended that people have some sun exposure on a daily basis. With our air conditioned and sheltered lifestyles, sun exposure for human beings has decreased. But, you can get your supply of Vitamin D in other forms like:-
Health benefits of zinc
Zinc is a lesser known mineral that our body needs to stay healthy. Some of the reasons that zinc is important to our health are:-
Food sources high in zinc include:-
As you can see, many of the foodstuffs that are high in Vitamin D are high in zinc too. Though the “Incredible Two” don’t interact directly, they have complementary effects on several organs in your body.
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