Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 ABOVE AVERAGE amounts of zinc are needed in the diet of anyone who drinks alcohol. From the Encyclopaedia Britannica: " As absorbed alcohol is passed through the liver by the circulating blood it is acted upon by ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase), a zinc-containing enzyme found chiefly in the liver cells.... " S. Quote
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