Daily zinc requirement | Zinc in the human body

Daily zinc requirement

The German Society for Nutrition (DGE) recommends an intake of 15 mg of zinc per day for adults and male adolescents aged 15 years and older; for women the recommendation is 7 mg per day. Infants under 4 months should take 1 mg, between 4 and 12 months 2 mg per day. Children aged 1 to 10 years should take between 3 and 7 mg of zinc per day.

Zinc during pregnancy

Pregnant women are recommended by the German Society for Nutrition (DGE) to take 10 mg of zinc per day, breastfeeding mothers should even consume 11 mg.

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