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I would like to go back to the topic of Zinc deficiency.

I think India is going to have a rough time with this due to low animal protein diets and high plant related consumption. Some of the best work to date on zinc deficiency and Type 2 diabetes has come out of India.

Evaluation of Serum Zinc Status and Glycated Hemoglobin of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Assam

Effects of zinc supplementation on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

We keep seeing negative outcomes based on a seemingly unrelated set of comorbidity. All of the listed from high BMI, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension to cardiac issues are related to metabolic syndrome, elevated HbA1c and zinc deficiency.

Even coronary heart disease may be associated by zinc urinary loss.

Association of Reduced Zinc Status With Angiographically Severe Coronary Atherosclerosis: A Pilot Study

Metabolic syndrome is associated with numerous pathologies.

Metabolic syndrome: a closer look at the growing epidemic and its associated pathologies.

Metabolic syndrome has been studied extensively since the 1990s. A current paper explores an isocaloric shift from carbohydrates to fat in the diet. Jeff Volek has done substantial work in the past and I respect his scholarship.

Dietary carbohydrate restriction improves metabolic syndrome independent of weight loss

Now back to COVID-19 syndrome and zinc deficiency. I think many emerging treatment options are missing the proper zinc supplement. I have posted before about Zinc Picolinate. I think any supplement at this point is important, however picolinate provides for better intercellular absorption.

Finally, a simple review of zinc and zinc picolinate.

Zinc Picolinate

Finally, a simple review of zinc and zinc picolinate.

You may be on to something. I was wondering why zinc sulfate, instead of zinc picolinate, myself. My niece had the HCQ regimen without any zinc at all. And I've read some reports which say we get enough zinc in our food and additional zinc isn't necessary.

IIRC, the recommended zinc sulfate daily dosage for the HCQ cocktail was 220mg. That's six times the daily recommended DV. Doubt we're getting that much in our food.

Obviously many doctors, e.g., my niece's doctor, are treating with only HCQ. I too feel a simple review would be helpful, including a study with zinc picolinate as a substitution for zinc sulfate.