redsun
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I eat around 500g of lean red meat a day.
I feel my best when I’m doing so. It‘s rich in zinc, B-vitamins, selenium, potassium.
It‘s quite high in iron, which is my only concern for me. I drink a double espresso after each meat meal and I do donate blood 4 times a year so I can mitigate some of that maybe.
I agree red meat is basically the best staple protein to eat.
All you really need to do is donate blood very rarely (if at all) and consume dairy with the red meat to reduce iron absorption. But absorption is already so low as it is. People with chronic fatigue who do start to consume way more red meat should not donate blood or try to reduce its absorption because often they are lacking iron.
Really its less likely for adult men but for every other age group, iron deficiency without anemia is relatively common given certain risk factors.
is there an absorbtion cap for zinc?i remember chris masterjohn mentionning 7MG every 4 to 5 hours,i eat only 2 meal per day containing zinc rich foods
I dont know anything about an absorption cap. Don't think its true to be honest. Usually most zinc supplements (gluconate, glycinate, sulfate) have an absorption rate of about 50%. Absorption inhibitors should be avoided if taken and protein intake increases zinc absorption. If I take 22mg zinc glycinate as an example I should absorb about 11mg normally.