CellWell record HH-19237
Zinc supplementation improves bone density in patients with thalassemia: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Fung EB; Kwiatkowski JL; Huang JN; Gildengorin G; King JC; Vichinsky EP
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ยท 2013
In plain language
In 42 people with thalassemia and low bone mass, 25 mg of zinc daily for 18 months produced significantly greater gains in whole-body bone mineral content and density than placebo.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Studied in
- Human
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