Effect of zinc supplementation on zinc status, copper status and cellular immunity in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.

What Was Tested

Researchers studied Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc and Copper (Supplement) in the context of cellulite in this randomized controlled trial publication.

This preliminary study was to investigate the effects of zinc supplementation on Zn status, Cu status, serum macrominerals and lymphocyte subsets in elderly diabetic patients.

Why It Was Studied

The results of Zn supplementation can correct plasma Zn levels to normal values.

However, this treatment did not affect the cellular Zn, copper status and serum macrominerals.

Who Took Part

PubMed indexes the participants as middle-aged adults, older adults and people over 80, both men and women.

How the Study Was Run

The researchers set it up as a randomized study.

Because people in this Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc study were split into groups at random, differences between the groups are less likely to reflect who happened to join each one.

What Was Measured

The results of Zn supplementation can correct plasma Zn levels to normal values.

Topics PubMed links to this paper include CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Copper, Deficiency Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Immunity, Cellular and Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes.

What This Means in Plain Language

The paper is a randomized study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc and Copper (Supplement) in people with cellulite.

The publication is from 1995 (Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet), a journal based in Thailand.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page and the Copper (Supplement) compound page, Cellulite research.