Welcome to the Town of Seymour, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. We are located between Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and Fall Creek. All three school districts serve our students. The Altoona Lake District also falls partially within our community. We have rural to urban neighborhoods, including farms and lake homes.
Zinc: A mineral that is essential to the body and is a constituent of many enzymes that permit chemical reactions to proceed at normal rates. Zinc is involved in the manufacture of protein (protein synthesis) and in cell division. Zinc is also a constituent of insulin, and it is involved with the sense of smell. Food sources of zinc include meat, particularly liver and seafood; eggs; nuts; and cereal grains. Search MedTerms:
Zinc is a metal. It is called an âessential trace elementâ because very small amounts of zinc are necessary for human health. Zinc is used for treatment and prevention of zinc deficiency and its consequences, including stunted growth and acute diarrhea in children, and slow wound healing.It is also used for boosting the immune system, treating the common cold and recurrent ear infections, and preventing lower respiratory infections. Zinc deficiency. 2  Zinc deficiency might occur in people with severe diarrhea, conditions that make it hard for the bowel to absorb food, liver cirrhosis and alcoholism, after major surgery, and during long-term use of tube feeding in the hospital.