Primary Research · 2013
Oral zinc for the common cold (Cochrane Review)
Singh M, Das RR · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013
Key finding
Cochrane review of 18 RCTs found zinc reduced common cold duration and severity in healthy adults when taken within 24 hours of symptom onset, though adverse effects (taste disturbance, nausea) were common.
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Zinc
Dose · mechanism · evidence grade · safety →
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Open on PubMedhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23775705/
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