Does supplementation with zinc magnesium aspartate (ZMA) increase levels of serum testosterone in men? : Evidence-Based Practice

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Does supplementation with zinc magnesium aspartate (ZMA) increase levels of serum testosterone in men?

Femiano, Dominic MD; Morris, Carl MD, MPH

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Evidence-Based Practice 18(3):p E1, March 2015. | DOI: 10.1097/01.EBP.0000540925.02721.e6

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No, daily ZMA supplementation (90–120 mg zinc component) for 7 to 8 weeks in previously active men does not appear to increase serum testosterone levels (SOR: C, small conflicting studies with disease-oriented outcomes).

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