Clinicians Zinc Oral Drops 30ml

Directions / How to Use

(NB: highest daily dose reflects safe tolerable upper level for each age or the maximum permissible over-the-counter dose in New Zealand (15mg)).
Children (1-3 years): up to 3-7 drops per day.
Children (4-8 years): up to 5-12 drops per day.
Children and adolescents (9-18 years): up to 8-15 drops per day.
Adults: up to 11-15 drops per day.
Mix with water or juice.

Recommended Dose:

Age

Dietary Reference Intakes

(recommended daily intake)

Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

(maximum recommended daily intake)

Children 1-3 years

3mg

7mg

Children 4-8 years

5mg

12mg

Children 9-13 years

8mg

23mg

Males 14-18 years

11mg

34mg

Males 19 years +

11mg

40mg

Females 14-18 years

9mg

34mg

Females 19 years +

8mg

40mg

Pregnancy 14-18 years

12mg

34mg

Pregnancy 19 years +

11mg

40mg

Lactation 14-18 years

13mg

34mg

Lactation 19 years +

12mg

40mg

Contraindications & Cautions:

Zinc
competes with copper for absorption. Other minerals (most notably calcium and iron)
can adversely affect zinc absorption if supplemented at high doses. If you are
taking high doses of other individual minerals defer zinc supplementation to a
different time of day.

Pregnancy
& Breastfeeding:

Clinicians
Zinc Oral Drops is well tolerated and considered safe to use during these
times, use under health professional supervision to ensure appropriate dosing.

Extra Information:

You may wish
to take Clinicians Multivitamin & Mineral Boost alongside
Clinicians Zinc Oral Drops to fill dietary gaps and ensure adequate daily
intakes of key nutrients to support everyday health and well being. If you want
to test your Zinc levels visit your local Clinicians stockist and ask to try
our Clinicians Zinc Test Solution.

The
beneficial effects of zinc are extensive due to the fact that zinc is involved
in over 200 enzymes and biological processes in the body. Zinc is found in every
cell in the body and is essential for the proper action of many hormones in the
body, such as insulin, growth hormone and the sex hormones in both men and
women. In men zinc supports male sex hormones, prostate health and fertility.
Zinc is essential for protein production to support growth, repair and wound
healing. Adolescents and the very young can use up their zinc stores during
rapid growth spurts.
Although severe zinc deficiency is rare, marginal deficiencies are common
due to poor dietary choices and zinc being deficient in New Zealand soil. The
elderly, adolescents and the young being more at risk. Zinc deficiency may
present as white spots on finger nails, loss of sense of taste and smell, poor
night vision, delayed wound healing, skin problems and an increased
susceptibility to infection.

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