Good question. The preventive dose is less than the therapeutic dose.
For prevention, 15 mg a day of zinc should be good, unless you know you're deficient.
For treatment, they recommend 220 mg of zinc sulfate, which is something like 50 milligrams of ionic zinc. Remember, that's only for 5 days and has to be followed exactly as prescribed by your enlightened doctor.
Good question. The preventive dose is less than the therapeutic dose.
For prevention, 15 mg a day of zinc should be good, unless you know you're deficient.
For treatment, they recommend 220 mg of zinc sulfate, which is something like 50 milligrams of ionic zinc. Remember, that's only for 5 days and has to be followed exactly as prescribed by your enlightened doctor.