How much zinc should I take?
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You can start of with 3(50mg) tablets a day then when improvement is seen go to 1 tablet(50mg).. Then see how that goes….
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ive been taking 5g a day of B5 for about a week now. Im starting to see some results. I know some people combine the B5 with zinc, how much zinc should be necessary? Im about 205 pounds.
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You can start of with 3(50mg) tablets a day then when improvement is seen go to 1 tablet(50mg).. Then see how that goes….
According to the Merck manual http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4e.htm 200 mg per day is the threshold of zinc toxicity. Don’t forget that many foods are also a source of zinc. — John Popelish
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You can start of with 3(50mg) tablets a day then when improvement is seen go to 1 tablet(50mg).. Then see how that goes…. According to the Merck manual http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4e.htm 200 mg per day is the threshold of zinc toxicity. Don’t forget that many foods are also a source of zinc.
Plus, the more Zinc you take, the more it will interfere with the absorbtion of some of the other minerals your body needs (like Copper and Iron) — Kasper E-mail: rbb at rocketmail.com
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Ive been taking 5g a day of B5 for about a week now. Im starting to see some results. I know some people combine the B5 with zinc, how much zinc should be necessary? Im about 205 pounds.
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Ive been taking 5g a day of B5 for about a week now. Im starting to see some results. I know some people combine the B5 with zinc, how much zinc should be necessary? Im about 205 pounds.
The daily recommened dosage is 15mg. For acne you can double or triple that amount, but you have to be careful about toxicity. If you stay below 50mg/day you should be safe, though. Read more here (especially pay attention to the part about copper deficiency) http://www.tnp.com/encyclopedia/substance/138/ — Kasper E-mail: rbb at rocketmail.com
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