Fact checked by Nick Blackmer As cold and flu season approaches, many people turn to supplements for immune system support.

Ultimately, the best time to take zinc depends on your goals—whether you’re using it to shorten the duration of a cold, for long-term immune support, or to address a deficiency. Taking zinc at ...

Dietitians take certain supplements to support their own immune health during cold and flu season. Here are eight pills that ...

And there is research to support this, showing that taking zinc supplements may reduce a cold's duration and severity, Ulm says. For example, one scientific analysis found that those who took 75 ...

If you’ve battled the sniffles (or worse) this cold and flu season ... people in the US and other developed countries take in plenty of zinc, deficiency isn’t unheard of—especially in ...