Do zinc lozenges help with colds?
Effect of treatment with zinc gluconate or zinc acetate on experimental and natural colds.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
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Practical Takeaways
Zinc lozenges may not be worth purchasing for common cold relief
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Not specified in abstract
Not specified in abstract
Practical Takeaways
Zinc lozenges may not be worth purchasing for common cold relief
Publication
Journal
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Year
2000
Authors
R. Turner, W. Cetnarowski
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Claims (7)
Taking zinc acetate lozenges when you have a cold can help you get better faster, cutting down how long you're sick by about 2 to 3 days.
Zinc lozenges don't help reduce how long colds last or how bad they feel, whether you catch a cold naturally or in a study where they give you a cold virus.
When adults with cold symptoms take zinc gluconate lozenges, their colds might get better faster, but this only worked in a special test setting and not with real-world colds or different zinc types.
Taking zinc supplements like gluconate or acetate doesn't help reduce how long a cold lasts or how bad the symptoms are, based on a study with 281 adults who had colds.
Taking special high-strength zinc lozenges when you have a cold can help you get better about three days faster.