Zinc supplementation for the treatment or prevention of disease: current status and future perspectives.
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Zinc is a nutritionally essential trace element, and thus zinc deficiency may severely affect human health. Many studies were published in which the effect of nutritional zinc supplementation on the incidence or severity of a certain disease was investigated. This review summarizes the main observations and aims to evaluate the use of nutritional zinc supplementation for prevention and treatment of human disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Experimental gerontology
دوره 43 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008