Zinc vs placebo
Taste acuity improvement - patient-reported outcome · Patients with taste disturbances (dysgeusia/hypogeusia; idiopathic, zinc-deficient, or secondary to chronic renal failure)
It is very uncertain whether zinc supplements (zinc sulphate, zinc gluconate, zinc picolinate,… changes taste acuity improvement - patient-reported outcome compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesMean 3 months · Zinc-deficient/idiopathic taste disorderRR 1.40 [0.94, 2.09]2 studies · 119 participantsVery low