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Zinc Supplementation Reduces Common Cold Duration among Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials with Micronutrients Supplementation

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2020 · Systematic review of RCTs

Across the randomised trials reviewed, zinc supplementation taken alone reduced the duration of the common cold by roughly two days in healthy adults.

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