YOU'VE SEEN.
IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE HOME
PAGE, AND IT'S BEEN BUSY.
>> Karen: WHILE THE FLU IS
MAKING HEADLINES, DOCTORS REPORT
PLENTY OF PATIENTS ARE COMING
DOWN WITH THE COMMON COLD.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT TAKING
ZINC SUPPLEMENTS.
THE QUESTION, IS IT TRUE?
AN EXPERT SAYS, NOT EXACTLY.
ZINC IS AN ELEMENT THAT HELPS
REGULATE OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.
WHILE IT'S FOUND IN MOST
MULTI-VITAMINS, SOME THINK
TAKING EXTRA WILL BOOST THE
IMMUNE SYSTEM.
>> TAKING ZINC EVERY DAY AS A
SUPPLEMENT ISN'T THE BEST
APPROACH TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY
OF COLDS.
AND USING IT TO PREVENT COLDS IS
NOT VERY STRONG.
>> Karen: THE PHARMACIST SAYS HE
DOESN'T RECOMMEND TAKING IT
DAILY, BUT TAKING IT WHEN
SYMPTOMS FIRST START COULD BE
BISHT.
>> IT HAS SOME EVIDENCE OF
SHORTEN THE DURATION OF THE COLD
IF IT'S TAKEN IN THE FIRST 48
HOURS, AND SHORTENS IT BY A DAY
OR TWO.
>> Karen: IT'S NOT HELPFUL FOR
THE FLU, AND IT IS AVAILABLE
OVER THE COUNTER.
>> IT CAN BE IN A PILL YOU
SWALLOW.
BUT THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS
ARE LOZENGES AND ORA LIQUIDS.
THE BEST TREATMENT IS ZICAM AND
LOZENGESES.
