Zinc Supplement Before or With Food in Generally Healthy Men

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Zinc Deficiency, Dyslipidemias, Zinc Excess, Inflammation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of food consumption timing on the body's response to a zinc supplement

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03619421

Run by

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

People needed

35

Starts

2018-08-21

Expected to finish

2019-04-15

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• willing to stop supplementation 4 weeks prior to start of the study
• has an operative understanding of English
• no plans to move from the area during the study period
• regularly eat breakfast

You may not qualify if…

• Chronic or acute metabolic disease
• smoker or user of nicotine products
• history of alcohol abuse, or use of illicit drugs (incl marijuana)
• Is underweight or overweight, body mass index (BMI) < 18 or > 30 kg/m2

Where it is running

• UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute — Oakland, California, United States

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