"There is increased evidence that it helps shorten the duration of the common cold sometimes even by two to three days."

VOA: special.2011.04.20

Today, the Washington Post reported, not for the first time, that taking zinc will shorten the duration a cold by three days in adults.

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Its benefits -- shortening the duration of illness by one to two days and reducing viral excretion from the nose -- are modest, he said.

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