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0 0.5 1 1.5 2+ Severe case 57% Improvement Relative Risk Zinc for COVID-19  Asoudeh et al.  Prophylaxis Is prophylaxis with zinc beneficial for COVID-19? Retrospective 250 patients in Iran (June - September 2021) Lower severe cases with zinc (p=0.03) c19early.org Asoudeh et al., Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Mar 2023 Favors zinc Favors control

The association between dietary intakes of zinc, vitamin C and COVID-19 severity and related symptoms: A cross-sectional study

Asoudeh et al., Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.03.013
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Zinc for COVID-19
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Retrospective 250 recovered COVID-19 patients, showing lower risk of severe cases with higher zinc intake.
Study covers zinc and vitamin C.
risk of severe case, 57.0% lower, OR 0.43, p = 0.03, adjusted per study, T3 vs. T1, multivariable, model 3, RR approximated with OR.
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Asoudeh et al., 21 Mar 2023, retrospective, Iran, peer-reviewed, 10 authors, study period June 2021 - September 2021.
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The association between dietary intakes of zinc, vitamin C and COVID-19 severity and related symptoms: A cross-sectional study
Farzaneh Asoudeh, Seyed Armin Ebrahimzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Ghoreishy, Seyed Hossein Imani, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Nikan Zargarzadeh, Somaye Rigi, Emma Persad, Mohsen Taghizadeh, PhD Alireza Milajerdi
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.03.013
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Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Author contributions: FA, SMM, SMG, NZ, SR and EP contributed to the conception and design of the study, data collection, and statistical analysis and drafting of the manuscript; AM and MT contributed in data collection and manuscript drafting. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f 0.23 Vitamin B6 (mg/day)
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