Posted by joe schmoe on April 4, 2013, at 22:47:32
In reply to Re: sense of taste » joe schmoe, posted by Phillipa on April 4, 2013, at 22:35:55
The main purpose of the liquid is to assess whether you are deficient or not. Not only initially, but every once in a while to see if you have sufficient zinc, so you don't take too much. People who have trouble absorbing zinc or whatever, take the liquid test once in a while to assess their zinc status. If your zinc levels are normal the liquid tastes horrible, otherwise, you can hardly taste it at all.
I have read a lot of different sources in the past couple of days.
One mentioning length of time to get back to normal zinc levels, if you are taking pills:
"How long will you have to take this supplement?
This is not an instant cure. If the zinc depletion is marginal then taking supplements for a few months may cause the symptoms to disappear. However severe zinc depletion may take a year or more before all symptoms go away."
http://www.diabetesexplained.com/zinc.html
Is this reliable? I don't know, but there seem to be a number of scientific studies regarding zinc deficiency and sense of smell/taste.
Fortunately zinc pills are cheap and easily available.
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