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 .
Zinc and immunocompetence in elderly people: effects of zinc supplementation for 3 months.
One hundred and three apparently healthy elderly subjects age 60 - 89 y were r and omly assigned to one of three treatments : placebo , 15 mg zinc/d , or 100 mg Zn/d for 3 mo . Plasma Zn was significantly increased only in the 100 mg Zn group . Zn concentrations in erythrocytes , platelets , mononuclear cells , and polymorphonuclear leukocytes were not significantly increased by any treatment . None of the treatments significantly altered delayed dermal hypersensitivity ( DDH ) to a panel of seven recall antigens or in vitro lymphocyte proliferative responses ( LPR ) to mitogens and antigens . Fifteen subjects had initially poor lymphocyte proliferative responses that improved in 14 of these individuals during the study ; this was not due to Zn supplementation but might have been caused by one or more components of a vitamin-mineral supplement administered to all study subjects
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 .