mineral · for high cholesterol
Zinc
The mineral itself. Which salt you take changes how much reaches you and what it has been tested for — the cold-lozenge trials used gluconate and acetate, the wound-healing trials used sulfate.
How strong is the research?
Not verified evidence
Studied in a narrower group
1 paper read, 1 supporting.
Tested as: Not standardised. 24 controlled trials contributing 33 zinc interventions, some giving zinc alone and some giving it combined with other micronutrients; the review did not separate zinc salts. Duration ranged from one month to 7.5 years.
Who was studied: Adults and children, healthy and ill, pooled together. Nobody checked their zinc first.
We found 1 study on this. We have not finished reading them yet, so we are not ready to say either way.
How much to take
15–240 mg