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Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Kito and Interminute fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. Did you realize that over 500,000 children under the age of five die of

diarrhea every single year that completely blows my mind. Now this actually is coming from a zinc

deficiency. So there's two main reasons why people are deficient in zinc. Number

one, they don't have enough in their diet.

Most of the zinc in the diet comes from animal products, meat, organ meats, as well as shellfish and seafood.

So if you're not consuming those foods or you're a vegan, you could be deficient in zinc.

Now the other reason why people and children are deficient in zinc is this, they're consuming foods that are high in something called phytates or phytic acid

which is in the fiber part of grains.

So phytates block the absorption of zinc,

and you're just creating a zinc deficiency.

Now our bodies need zinc for many, many things,

but there are three main purposes of zinc in relationship to preventing diarrhea. Number one, zinc

restores the mucosal barrier integrity of your intestines. So if that gut barrier

is broken down you have what's called

translocation of bacteria into your body. So when you don't have the barrier, certain

microbes can cross through this immune barrier and create all sorts of immune reactions,

which then your body is going to defend that with diarrhea.

Number two, zinc is intimately involved in the enzyme reactions within your small intestine.

The lining of your small intestine actually makes enzymes and you need zinc to make those enzymes to help you digest.

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