special subjects
Zinc Supplements
Claims
Zinc has been claimed to reduce cold symptoms, help infants recover from infectious diseases, slow progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD or ARMD) , and help wound healing. Zinc has been suggested to increaseinsulinsensitivity. Mild zinc deficiency impairs growth in children and can be corrected with zinc supplementation ( References ). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation to zinc acetate for treating Wilson Disease to prevent dangerous 