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Can micronutrient supplements prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?
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Coughing, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, fatigue. The classic collection of symptoms synonymous with an acute respiratory tract infection. From the common cold right through to the flu, it is something most people are faced with many times over in their life. So what role nutrition, in particular micronutrient supplements, in helping to bolster your immune system to stop you from getting sick in the first place or helping to fight off an illness once an infection takes hold? In this podcast, I’ll look at the current state of play for the role of supplemental vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc in tackling acute respiratory tract infections.
Links referred to in the podcast
- Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000980.pub4/full
- Zinc for preventing and treating the common cold https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28515951
- Vitamin D and ARIs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675873
- 2021 meta-analysis of micronutrients and ARIs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33472840
Episode transcript
To access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.com
Connect with me
Instagram: doctimcrowe
Facebook: Thinking Nutrition
Twitter: CroweTim
132 episodi
Manage episode 289797839 series 2601464
Coughing, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, fatigue. The classic collection of symptoms synonymous with an acute respiratory tract infection. From the common cold right through to the flu, it is something most people are faced with many times over in their life. So what role nutrition, in particular micronutrient supplements, in helping to bolster your immune system to stop you from getting sick in the first place or helping to fight off an illness once an infection takes hold? In this podcast, I’ll look at the current state of play for the role of supplemental vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc in tackling acute respiratory tract infections.
Links referred to in the podcast
- Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000980.pub4/full
- Zinc for preventing and treating the common cold https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28515951
- Vitamin D and ARIs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675873
- 2021 meta-analysis of micronutrients and ARIs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33472840
Episode transcript
To access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.com
Connect with me
Instagram: doctimcrowe
Facebook: Thinking Nutrition
Twitter: CroweTim
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