03/30/2021 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from Nigeria and the U.K. evaluated the effects of different combinations of vitamin C and zinc on hematological parameters and the mortality of mice infected with the malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei. Their findings were published in the journal Food Science and Human Wellness.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that vitamin C and zinc supplementation offers therapeutic benefits in the management of malaria.
Read the full study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Ekeh FN, Ekechukwu NE, Chukwuma CF, Aguzie IO, Ohanu CM, Ebido C, Oluah SN. MIXED VITAMIN C AND ZINC DIET SUPPLEMENTS CO-ADMINISTERED WITH ARTEMETHER DRUG IMPROVED HAEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE AND SURVIVAL OF MICE INFECTED WITH PLASMODIUM BERGHEI. Food Science and Human Wellness. September 2019;8(3):275–282. DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2019.05.003
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