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What is Zinc?
Zinc is an essential mineral involved in the immune system, wound healing, and DNA synthesis. It is available through food sources including oysters, animal proteins, beans, and nuts, as well as a nutritional supplement.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 58 | 4 |
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| Support immune health | 34 | 9 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 24 | 3 |
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| Support nutritional health | 4 | 1 |
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| Hair loss | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Increase effect of another treatment | 3 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Zinc
| Nausea | 2 | |
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| Nausea and vomiting | 1 | |
| Non hormonal hot flushes | 1 |
Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Zinc. See all 53 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 16 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 15 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 5 | |
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| Side effects too severe | 3 | |
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| Not indicated | 3 | |
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| Expense | 3 | |
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| Personal research | 3 | |
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| Change in health plan coverage | 2 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 2 | |
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