This study is looking at how two different forms of zinc supplements, zinc-amino acid (ZnAA) and zinc gluconate, affect your body's metabolism. Specifically, it's interested in how these supplements impact the 'Response of Fatty Acid Desaturation to Zinc Intake,' which is a process related to how your body uses fats. Researchers want to see if one form of zinc is better than the other at influencing this process. You might be able to join if you are a healthy man between 18 and 50 years old, with a body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 30. The study will measure changes in FADS1 activity, an indicator of this metabolic process, over several weeks. The current status of the study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 30 participants.

Study design

This interventional study plans to enroll 30 healthy men. It compares two different zinc supplements to see their effects.

What's involved

You would take a zinc supplement daily for 13 days, followed by a two-week break, and then take another zinc supplement for 13 days. You would also have four blood draws over approximately six weeks, each after an 8-hour fast.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your FADS1 activity will be measured at four time points over approximately six weeks, with the last measurement at day 43.

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