Zinc acetate lozenges may increase the recovery rate from the common cold by three-fold

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According to a meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials, zinc acetate lozenges may increase the rate of recovery from the common cold three fold. On the fifth day, 70 percent of the zinc lozenge patients had recovered compared with 27 percent of the placebo patients. Zinc acetate lozenges may increase the recovery rate from the common cold by three-fold