"Irving Bush, M.D., senior consultant at the Center for Study of Genitourinary Diseases in West Dundee, Illinois, and former chairman of the Food and Drug Administration panels on gastroenterology, urology and dialysis, studied the effects of zinc on enlarged prostates. Nineteen men with enlarged prostates took 150 milligrams of zinc sulfate every day for two months, followed by 50 to 100 milligrams a day as a maintenance dose. 14 of the 19 men experienced shrinkage of the prostate."

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Zinc Deficiency Linked to Prostate Enlargement

Zinc and Enlarged Prostate

 

"Adequate zinc also prevents the formation of dihyrotestosterone (DHT). When testosterone levels decline, the prostate gland converts the testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. This testosterone is 17 times more potent than testosterone. Unfortunately DHT breaks down testosterone causing a range of problems including prostate enlargement, potentially prostate cancer, and even male baldness since it can damage the hair follicles.

This makes zinc an essential nutrient for overall male health on multiple levels. https://www.naturalnews.com/025265_zinc_Prostate_testosterone.html

 

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