锌是一种与人的生命休戚相关的无机元素,它被营养学家称为人体所必需的三大微量元素之一,是人体内第二种最丰富的微量元素。人体内上百种酶的活性都需要锌;锌可参与胰岛素的合成,若胰腺含锌量过低就可能导致糖尿病;锌可增强人的嗅觉和味觉功能;锌在维持人的生殖系统发育方面更是有着举足轻重的作用,缺锌可使性腺机能减退。有人风趣地称锌是“送子兵”,如果男人的血清锌比正常值低得多就可能不生育;而孕妇缺锌不仅可能会引起畸胎及流产,而且会影响胎儿发育;缺锌可能加速一种主要引起老年人眼睛失明的视 Zinc is a kind of inorganic element that is related to human life. It is called by nutritionists one of the three trace elements necessary for the human body, and is the second most abundant trace element in human body. Zinc can be involved in the synthesis of insulin, if the zinc content in the pancreas is too low it may lead to diabetes; Zinc can enhance people’s sense of smell and taste; zinc in maintaining human reproductive system development More important is the role of zinc deficiency can make hypogonadal function decline. It is funny to claim that zinc is “soldier”, if a man’s serum zinc is much lower than normal may not have children; and zinc deficiency in pregnant women may not only cause teratogenic and miscarriage, but also affect fetal development; zinc deficiency may Accelerate a sight that primarily causes blindness in the eyes of older adults