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E214 - Should You Take Zinc for Immunity

E214 - Should You Take Zinc for Immunity

Update: 2025-07-31
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Dietitians, Leah Higl & Aidan Muir, explore the role of zinc in boosting immunity and whether it can prevent the common cold or reduce its severity and duration.

 

(0:00 ) - Introduction

(0:34 ) - How Does Zinc Work?

(1:18 ) - Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency

(3:33 ) - Zinc & Immunity: What the Research Shows

(5:29 ) - Outcomes on Prevention, Duration and Symptoms

(6:32 ) - Relevant Takeaways

(7:57 ) - Food vs Supplements

(9:03 ) - Why Zinc Lozenges?

(9:50 ) - Dosages & How to Take

(11:19 ) - Summary

 

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Our dietitians 👇

Aidan Muir @aidan_the_dietitian

Leah Higl @plantstrong_dietitian

Tyler Brooks @lift_dietetics

Hanah Mills @hanahmills

Samantha Staines @nourished.by.sammy

Monica Cvoro @fuellingperformance

Josh Wernham @josh_does_health

Katelyn Bowden @katelynbowden_dietitian

Sophie Andrew @soph.dietitian

Torwen Eerkens @fullyfuelled_

Bella Murdoch @enrichnutrition

Anna McKay-Lowndes @am.dietitian

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E214 - Should You Take Zinc for Immunity

E214 - Should You Take Zinc for Immunity

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