Mart and others,
Thanx for your reply and thanx for K Reese for that amusing mail :)
I had a talk to the physiotherapist to clear this up, and he basically said
that zinc is not a major constituent of collagen... zinc is vitally
important in collagen formation and for the release of stored sugars from
the liver. People who have zinc deficiency will have:
- afternoon fatigue
- uaually dry skin and hair
- brittle nails
- sugar or chocolate cravings
- a sensitivity to light
- depression
- vertical ridges on nails
- white spots in nails
67% of men and 85% of women in Australia do not have enough zinc in the body
(15-20mg per day is the recommended dietary allowance). This is just
something else to think about when you are treating your patients.
1. Sanstead, H.H., "Zinc Deficiency. A Public Health Problem" AJDC Vol 145,
Aug, 1991.
2. Prassad, A.S., "Discovery of Human Zinc Deficiency and Studies in an
experimental Human Model." Am J Clin Nutr (1991), 53:403-12
Henry***
>From: "Mart" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: zinc and nutrition
>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:02:00 +0200
>
>Dear Henry,
>Collagen is not made of Zinc. Collagen is composed primarily out of
>aminoacids of whom Lysine, Proline and Glycine are the most important ones
>(youŽll find the chemical structures in the attachment). The
>Glycoaminoglycins in collagen also do not contain Zinc (chemical structures
>also in the attachment). It is true however that Zinc plays an important
>role in healing processes. Low on Zinc not only means reduced woundhealing,
>it also might mean reduced growth and increased susceptibility to
>infections.
>As far as I know, there is no connection between reduced Vit. B6 and
>reduced
>Zinc. The combination however, may be one of the causes for chronic
>liverdiseases (Zirrhosis) and that may be the reason that zinc liquid
>contains both Vit B6 and Zinc. I have no explanation why Vit. B12 should be
>in there as well.
>If you would like to increase collagenhealing, you should at least have
>your
>patient take antioxidants; Vit A,C,E Omega3 Fatty Acids, CoEnzymQ10,
>Selenium (and lots of other possibilities). You might want to increase the
>aminoacidlevels by supplementing lysine, proline etc (although seldomly
>necessary).
>and GAG (chondroitin-S for instance).
>And off course, have your patient exercise.
>
>I completely agree with physiotherapy lecturer; You just cannot exercise a
>depleted or toxicated body.
>Cheers,
>Mart de Kruijff
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Henry Tsao <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:30 PM
>Subject: zinc and nutrition
>
>
> > To all:
> >
> > I heard the other day that the main constituent of soft tissue in the
>body
> > is collagen, which is primarily made from zinc. I know a few
> > physiotherapists who test zinc in patients. When a person's zinc is low,
>it
> > is said that they will not heal as fast as those who have high zinc.
>Some
> > Physiotherapists prescribe zine liquid with a combination of vitamine B6
>and
> > B12, for the purpose of speeding up the process of soft tissue healing
>in
> > the body. My question is this:
> >
> > 1. Is there anyone out there who also gives zinc, and if so, is there
>any
> > research behind this??
> >
> > 2. Does anyone also suggest other nutritional products to patients who
>have
> > soft tissue injury??
> >
> > A Physiotherapy Lecturer in Taiwan told me that we as Physiotherapists
> > should deal with nutrition, because it is a vital part of the human
>body.
> > Since Physiotherapists assist the body healing response during injury,
> > therefore we should make sure the body has adquate supply for healing.
>Any
> > thoughts on this??
> >
> > Henry***
> >
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