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 supplements and serum lipids in young adult white males.
A 12-wk double-blind study was conducted to determine the effect of oral zinc supplementation upon serum total cholesterol , lipoprotein-cholesterol fractions , and serum triglycerides in white males . The subjects were r and omly assigned to one of three treatment groups and consumed either a placebo tablet ( n = 9 ) , 50 mg Zn/d ( n = 13 ) , or 75 mg Zn/d ( n = 9 ) as Zn gluconate .  Serum total cholesterol , low-density-lipoprotein ( LDL ) cholesterol , very-low-density-lipoprotein ( VLDL ) cholesterol , and triglycerides were not affected by Zn supplements . However , serum high-density-lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels in subjects assigned to the 75 mg Zn/d group were significantly lower at weeks 6 and 12 than those for the placebo group and lower at weeks 6 , 8 , and 12 than at baseline ; subjects assigned to the 50 mg Zn/d group had lower serum HDL-cholesterol levels at week 12 than did the placebo group and lower at week 12 than at base line
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 .