{"product_id":"antaeus-labs-optimized-zinc-acetate-50-lozenges","title":"Antaeus Labs: Optimized Zinc Acetate, 50 Lozenges","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStudies generally support the use of zinc for the common cold and similar upper-respiratory tract infections.  The evidence in zinc's favor is substantially better than that for any other purported cold remedy, as per numerous trials and meta-analyses. [1, 2, 3, 4] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZinc deficiency is also a risk factor for pneumonia in the elderly, which suggests that zinc supplementation may result in reduced risk and mortality from pneumonia.  [5]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZinc’s potential utility as a prophylactic measure against upper-respiratory tract infections is limited by the fact that it is only effective in a very narrow range of formulations, for zinc’s most plausible mechanism of action requires contact between unbound, ionic zinc and infected cells.  This has several implications:  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- For upper respiratory tract infections, capsules will prove poorly-effective or entirely ineffective.  Lozenges, instead, are the ideal dosage form.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Very few common zinc compounds release sufficient amounts of ionic zinc at physiologic pH; zinc acetate and zinc gluconate are, at the present time, the only viable sources of ionic zinc.  Of the two, zinc acetate is considerably more effective.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Zinc acetate can react with other ingredients in the lozenge, and in saliva, which typically results in stable reaction products that do not release ionic zinc at physiological pH.  Therefore zinc acetate lozenges must not contain excipients such as tartaric acid, stearate, magnesium, ascorbic acid, among many others.  They must not contain Vitamin C.  They should not contain plant extracts.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough zinc is a common supplement, effective zinc lozenges that have been properly formulated are exceedingly rare.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOptimized Zinc Acetate Lozenges, by Antaeus Labs, are the best available anywhere.  Purchase with confidence. \n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1.Science, M.; Johnstone, J.; Roth, D. E.; Guyatt, G.; Loeb, M.; Zinc for the treatment of the common cold: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Canadian Medical Association Journal. (2012). 184 (10): E551–61. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2.Eby G.A.; Zinc lozenges as cure for the common cold--a review and hypothesis. Med Hypotheses. 2010;74(3):482-92.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3.Hemilä H, Petrus EJ, Fitzgerald JT, Prasad A. Zinc acetate lozenges for treating the common cold: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2016;82(5):1393-1398.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4.Hemilä H, Chalker E. The effectiveness of high dose zinc acetate lozenges on various common cold symptoms: a meta-analysis. BMC Fam Pract. 2015;16:24.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.Meydani SN, Barnett JB, Dallal GE, et al. Serum zinc and pneumonia in nursing home elderly. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;86(4):1167-73.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"lockoutsupplements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43995634401502,"sku":"70637","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/1266\/1726\/products\/antaeuszincbig.png?v=1676497954","url":"https:\/\/lsresearch.store\/en-ca\/products\/antaeus-labs-optimized-zinc-acetate-50-lozenges","provider":"LSResearch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}