Zinc carnosine: The typical clinical oral dose is 150 mg/day, containing 34 mg zinc and 116 mg L-carnosine. Tinnitus Symptoms - Arda HN, Tuncel U, Akdogan O, Ozluoglu LN The role of zinc in the treatment of tinnitus Otol Neurotol. (2003 Jan) Te L, Liu J, Ma J, Wang S Correlation between serum zinc and testosterone: A systematic review. J Trace Elem Med Biol. (2023-Mar)

Chang CS, Choi JB, Kim HJ, Park SB Correlation between serum testosterone level and concentrations of copper and zinc in hair tissue Biol Trace Elem Res. (2011 Dec) Blood sugar control: Low-dose zinc supplementation (less than 25 mg per day) for a long period of time may help lower blood sugar for those with type 2 diabetes. Hemilä, H., Chalker, E. The effectiveness of high dose zinc acetate lozenges on various common cold symptoms: a meta-analysis. BMC Fam Pract 16, 24 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0237-6 Testosterone is an androgen, a male sex hormone, though women need it too. In men, low testosterone has been associated with low libido [72] and poor health outcomes, such as the development of metabolic syndrome. [73] In men and women, low testosterone has been associated with depression. [74] [75] Wu FC, Tajar A, Pye SR, Silman AJ, Finn JD, O'Neill TW, Bartfai G, Casanueva F, Forti G, Giwercman A, Huhtaniemi IT, Kula K, Punab M, Boonen S, Vanderschueren D, European Male Aging Study Group Hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis disruptions in older men are differentially linked to age and modifiable risk factors: the European Male Aging Study J Clin Endocrinol Metab. (2008 Jul)Corona G, Rastrelli G, Monami M, Saad F, Luconi M, Lucchese M, Facchiano E, Sforza A, Forti G, Mannucci E, Maggi M Body weight loss reverts obesity-associated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: a systematic review and meta-analysis Eur J Endocrinol. (2013 May 2) van Ballegooijen AJ, Pilz S, Tomaschitz A, Grübler MR, Verheyen N. The synergistic interplay between vitamins D and K for bone and cardiovascular health: A narrative review. Int J Endocrinol. 2017;2017:7454376. doi:10.1155/2017/7454376

Antibiotics: Certain types of antibiotic medication, such as Cipro or Achromycin, can inhibit the body’s ability to absorb zinc and the antibiotic itself. Patients should be instructed to take the antibiotic two hours before or four to six hours after taking a zinc supplement. Similarly, if you take the drug penicillamine to treat rheumatoid arthritis you should also separate them by 2 hours for best absorption.

Daily Zinc Requirements

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