GREGORY CHANDLER - ZINC

Zinc is viewed by researchers as a cold fighter. Zinc is an essential mineral which, when deficient, raises chances for infection.

In four of five studies using 13 to 23 mg of zinc lozenges every two hours, participants saw milder symptoms and cold durations shorten by 1.3 to 6.9 days.

In 13 zinc lozenge studies, while there was no effect in five of the studies that used less than 75 mg of zinc per day, in five studies that used more than 75 mg of zinc per day, colds shortened by 20 percent.

GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law