Eli5 how zinc fights sicknesses

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How does zinc work against different illnesses like colds and flu and maybe even bacterial infections?

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Zinc deficiency can cause problems in multiple body systems – immune system, skin, digestion and others.

If you have adequate zinc, then supplementing is not useful.

However, a few people do have zinc deficiency – vegans or people with restricted diets, people with inflammatory bowel disease or matlab sorption, people with malnutrition, people with diseases or taking medication which affects absorption of minerals (eg. Hiv)

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