In conclusion , Zinc supplementation  has favourable effects on plasma lipid parameters .
Zinc supplementation  significantly reduced total cholesterol , LDL cholesterol and triglycerides .
Therefore it may have the potential to reduce the incidence of atherosclerosis related morbidity and mortality
Zinc is a mineral that plays a vital role in many biological processes and plays an important role in insulin action and carbohydrate metabolism .
It may also have a protective role in the prevention of atherogenesis .
Numerous studies have evaluated the effects of Zinc supplementation on serum lipids in humans and have demonstrated varying results .
We systematic ally evaluated the literature and performed a meta- analysis on the effects of Zinc supplementation on serum lipids .
Nonfasting triglycerides and risk of ischemic stroke in the general population.
CONTEXT The role of triglycerides in the risk of ischemic stroke remains controversial . Recently , a strong association was found between elevated levels of nonfasting triglycerides , which indicate the presence of remnant lipoproteins , and increased risk of ischemic heart disease . OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that increased levels of nonfasting triglycerides are associated with ischemic stroke  in the general population . DESIGN , SETTING , AND PARTICIPANTS The Copenhagen City Heart Study , a prospect i ve , Danish population -based cohort study initiated in 1976 , with follow-up through July 2007 . Participants were 13,956 men and women aged 20 through 93 years . A cross-sectional study included 9637 individuals attending the 1991 - 1994 examination of the prospect i ve study . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prospect i ve study : baseline levels of nonfasting triglycerides , other risk factors at baseline and at follow-up examinations , and incidence of ischemic stroke . Cross-sectional study : levels of nonfasting triglycerides , levels of remnant cholesterol , and prevalence of ischemic stroke . RESULTS Of the 13,956 participants in the prospect i ve study , 1529 developed ischemic stroke . Cumulative incidence of ischemic stroke increased with increasing levels of nonfasting triglycerides ( log-rank trend , P < .001 ) . Men with elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels of 89 through 176 mg/dL had multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios ( HRs ) for ischemic stroke of 1.3 ( 95 % CI , 0.8 - 1.9 ; 351 events ) ; for 177 through 265 mg/dL , 1.6 ( 95 % CI , 1.0 - 2.5 ; 189 events ) ; for 266 through 353 mg/dL , 1.5 ( 95 % CI , 0.9 - 2.7 ; 73 events ) ; for 354 through 442 mg/dL , 2.2 ( 95 % CI , 1.1 - 4.2 ; 40 events ) ; and for 443 mg/dL or greater , 2.5 ( 95 % CI , 1.3 - 4.8 ; 41 events ) vs men with nonfasting levels less than 89 mg/dL ( HR , 1.0 ; 85 events ) ( P < .001 for trend ) . Corresponding values for women were 1.3 ( 95 % CI , 0.9 - 1.7 ; 407 events ) , 2.0 ( 95 % CI , 1.3 - 2.9 ; 135 events ) , 1.4 ( 95 % CI , 0.7 - 2.9 ; 26 events ) , 2.5 ( 95 % CI , 1.0 - 6.4 ; 13 events ) , and 3.8 ( 95 % CI , 1.3 - 11 ; 10 events ) vs women with nonfasting triglyceride levels less than 89 mg/dL ( HR , 1.0 ; 159 events ) ( P < .001 for trend ) . Absolute 10-year risk of ischemic stroke ranged from 2.6 % in men younger than 55 years with nonfasting  triglyceride levels of less than 89 mg/dL to 16.7 % in men aged 55 years or older with levels of 443 mg/dL or greater . Corresponding values in women were 1.9 % and 12.2 % . In the cross-sectional study , men with a previous ischemic stroke vs controls had nonfasting triglyceride levels of 191 ( IQR , 131 - 259 ) mg/dL vs 148 ( IQR , 104 - 214 ) mg/dL ( P < .01 ) ; corresponding values for women were 167 ( IQR , 121 - 229 ) mg/dL vs 127 ( IQR , 91 - 181 ) mg/dL ( P < .05 ) . For remnant cholesterol , corresponding values were 38 ( IQR , 26 - 51 ) mg/dL vs 29 ( IQR , 20 - 42 ) mg/dL in men ( P < .01 ) and 33 ( IQR , 24 - 45 ) mg/dL vs 25 ( IQR , 18 - 35 ) mg/dL in women ( P < .05 ) . CONCLUSION In this study population ,  nonfasting triglyceride levels were associated with risk of ischemic stroke
In conclusion , Zinc supplementation  has favourable effects on plasma lipid parameters .
Zinc supplementation  significantly reduced total cholesterol , LDL cholesterol and triglycerides .
Therefore it may have the potential to reduce the incidence of atherosclerosis related morbidity and mortality
Zinc is a mineral that plays a vital role in many biological processes and plays an important role in insulin action and carbohydrate metabolism .
It may also have a protective role in the prevention of atherogenesis .
Numerous studies have evaluated the effects of Zinc supplementation on serum lipids in humans and have demonstrated varying results .
We systematic ally evaluated the literature and performed a meta- analysis on the effects of Zinc supplementation on serum lipids .