Rhonda Patrick on Zinc

“I do the zinc lozenges by life extension... sucking on the zinc lozenges has an effect in the airways in addition to helping with the immune system.”

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“Zinc inhibits the action of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. That means it stops the replication of viruses.”

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“A randomized controlled trial in about 600 elderly individuals given a multivitamin that contains zinc for one year found those individuals with the highest zinc levels after supplementation were almost 50% less likely to get pneumonia.”

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“I'm probably taking between 80 milligrams to 100 milligrams a day... only again during exposure or very very subtle onset of viral illness.”

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“Higher zinc dose supplementation like in the order of for example 80 milligrams a day has been shown to lessen respiratory illness symptoms and decrease duration of illness as well.”

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“Supplementation with zinc acetate lozenges, around 80 to 90 milligrams a day, found that they had a three-fold faster recovery rate from the common cold compared to a placebo.”

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“Alcohol causes us to absorb less zinc in the intestine and excrete more zinc in urine. Between 30 and 50% of people with alcohol use disorder have low zinc status.”

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“The other really important factor that can limit the bioavailability of magnesium is excessive supplemental zinc at doses higher than 124 milligrams a day.”

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