I have found this zinc supplement by Solgar on Amazon but I don’t know what type of zinc it is, it says:
Zinc (as zinc glycinate amino acid chelate), other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Stearin Acid.
What do you guys think?
its the mineral with a amino acid added. i wish i never took zinc supplements because i still have anhedonia.
“In high doses zinc may cause copper deficiency, a diagnosis that is often missed resulting in anaemia, neutropenia and irreversible neurological symptoms. Casenotes of 70 patients prescribed zinc were scrutinised. 62% of patients were prescribed zinc at doses sufficient to cause copper deficiency. Awareness of copper deficiency was lacking; it was only documented as a possible side effect in one patient and plasma copper was measured in only two patients prescribed zinc. 9% of patients developed unexplained anaemia and 7% developed neurological symptoms typical of copper deficiency.. —-The risk of copper deficiency in patients prescribed zinc supplements, Journal of Clinical Pathology
I would be sooooo careful with mineral supplements. Honestly, try to stick with mineral rich food (even with food you have to be careful. Like Brazilian nuts). It’s very easy to take too much and that stuff is NOT water soluble.
A “chelate” is what the zinc is bonded too. Many mineral supplements will be chelated (i.e. magnesium gluconate, magnesium citrate, magnesium glycinate, etc. are all magnesium that are chelated to something else.) The chelate determines where in the body the supplement gets broken down and absorbed.
https://www.healthline.com/health/chelated-zinc#how-much-to-take