Milk, cheese, yogurt and other dairy products are very highly concentrated sources of calcium, which
impairs zinc metabolism.
Patients with chronic leg ulcers have
abnormal zinc metabolism and low serum zinc levels [56], and clinicians frequently treat skin ulcers with zinc supplements [57].
And there's even one more way lectins make you breakout: wheat germ agglutinin is a particular lectin that
impairs zinc metabolism.
In
Zinc Metabolism, AS Prasad, Ed., CC Thomas, Springfield, Ill., 1966, pp.250 - 301.
For example, some breeds like Cocker Spaniels may suffer from a buildup of copper in the liver, whereas Siberian Huskies may genetically suffer from
a zinc metabolism disorder.
Malamutes and Siberian Huskies can inherit
a zinc metabolism disorder, and require a high - zinc diet (or zinc supplements).