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Zinc has been pushed as a cure/treatment for common cold for decades.

The actual track record of whether the OTC zinc tablets you can buy in a store work is quite uncertain though. Lots of studies coming down one way or another, and uncertain levels of statistical rigor. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/common-cold/e...

It is easy enough to make a video with what seems convincing but many of these neat explanations don’t actually work once you get into the human body.



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