Important: The daily recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for zinc is 11 milligrams for adult men, and 8 milligrams for adult women. This requirement increases to 11 milligrams in pregnant women ...

Taking multiple supplements at the same time can put a person at risk of exceeding their recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of zinc. People may also experience toxicity from zinc in the environment.

Roasted turkey breast contains 1.5 milligrams of zinc per three ounces, 14% of the RDA, according to the NIH. Meanwhile, the same amount of cooked chicken breast contains around 0.8 milligrams of ...

Just half a cup of canned kidney beans contains 0.6 milligrams of zinc, according to the NIH—about 5% of the RDA. Immature soybeans (a.k.a edamame) will offer about double that, at around two ...

Since our bodies can’t produce zinc on their own, we need to get our daily ration from an outside source—like the stuff we eat. For men and women over the age of 19, the recommended dietary allowance ...