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Nutrition2026 · 061 min read
Why I get my zinc from a tin, not a pill
Real food absorbs. Pills mostly don't.
One tin of oysters: 818% of your daily zinc, 667% of your B12. From food, not a pill.
Real food absorbs; supplements mostly don't. 50 mg in a capsule is nothing next to 50 mg from food. And studies keep finding supplements contaminated with what the label never lists.
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