Does Zinc improve acne?

Zinc is known to help acne sufferers.

There have been several reports of patients who were 'cured' of longstanding acne (one for over 12 years) which were 'cured' with a low fat diet coupled with zinc gluconate supplements.

In a controlled study, zinc was shown to have "dramatic improvement" in approximately 60% of acne sufferers.

(8) Zinc is found naturally in generous amounts in brewers yeast, whole grains, brazil nuts and pumpkin seeds.

YES.

Yes. Zinc has been proven to help acne. Take a vitamin supplement and you should see an improvement within a week or two.

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