Lauren Paxman
Daily Mail
Zinc supplements can triple the survival chances of young children with pneumonia who are deficient in the mineral, a study has found.
Taking zinc had a dramatic effect on death rates – even though it did not shorten the time severely ill children took to recover.
The metal is found in shellfish, meat, egg yolks and seeds and supports a wide range of functions in the body and is vital to the immune system.
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