Marginal Zinc Deficiency Alters Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism in Healthy Men.
Jung H SuhSarah J ZybaMark ShigenagaChristine M McDonaldJanet C KingPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
A low-zinc, high-phytate rice-based diet reduced plasma HDL cholesterol concentrations and altered fatty acid profiles in healthy men within 2 wk. Consuming 10 mg Zn/d without phytate for 4 wk did not improve the lipid profiles, but a 25-mg Zn/d supplement corrects these alterations in lipid metabolism within 3 wk.