Zinc Absorption by Young Adults from Supplemental Zinc Citrate Is Comparable with That from Zinc Gluconate and Higher than from Zinc Oxide123

The water-soluble zinc salts gluconate, sulfate, and acetate are commonly used as supplements in tablet or syrup form to prevent zinc deficiency and to treat diarrhea in children in combination with oral rehydration. Zinc citrate is an alternative compound with high zinc content, slightly soluble in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wegmüller, Rita, Tay, Fabian, Zeder, Christophe, Brnić, Marica, Hurrell, Richard F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Nutrition 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901420/