I take a 50mg caplet daily along with D/K-2. I am sure I am getting zinc from other sources. What is the acceptable blood level range please, anyone?
I have frequently taken 50mg Zinc for weeks at a time, especially when combining with Quercetin for immune support against Covid. In early 2023 when my Vitamin D level went into insufficient level I was sick for 3 months and after 2 months lost my sense of smell, even though I was taking that amount of Zinc. Undoubtedly the zinc was trying to fight my virus illness. I then started taking 150 mg. zinc and in 5 days my smelling was restored.
There is a difference between taking 50 mg. of a zinc compound like zinc oxide, zinc gluconate, zinc sulfide, etc. Taking any one of those compounds means you are taking far less than 50 mg. of elemental/pure zinc. So you need first to consider which kind of zinc your information source was talking about. I have been taking a zinc compound, not elemental zinc. In fact you have to find out exactly how much zinc is in each of these compounds, as it varies, to then determine how much of each kind to take for it to add up to something close to 50 mg. elemental zinc.
Zinc is difficult to get an accurate number from, because it goes into cells quickly, as I understand.