Zinc drops help babies stay healthier and grow bigger
Efficacy of prophylactic intermittent zinc supplementation for reducing acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea in infants: A randomized controlled trial
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Babies who got zinc drops a few times during their first year got fewer colds and tummy bugs, and grew taller and heavier than babies who didn't.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Babies who got zinc drops a few times during their first year got fewer colds and tummy bugs, and grew taller and heavier than babies who didn't.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 587 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Kumar CM, Ghorui A, Hamsay K
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Taking zinc supplements at intervals may reduce the severity of diarrhoea more in serious cases than in mild ones, possibly because it supports tissue repair or immune responses more effectively when the illness is worse.
In infants in Eastern India, giving zinc supplements on a scheduled basis over several months is associated with fewer cases of respiratory infections and diarrhoea each year, as well as slightly greater increases in height and weight over six months.
Giving infants zinc supplements at intervals may lead to slightly greater increases in height and weight over six months compared to normal growth patterns seen in low-resource areas.
Giving zinc supplements to infants at intervals is linked to fewer cases of mild respiratory infections and fewer severe cases of diarrhoea, with a stronger effect on the more serious diarrhoea cases.
Giving zinc supplements to infants at the same time as their routine vaccines is linked to fewer cases of respiratory infections and diarrhoea.