Zinc May Counter Effects of Alcohol in Early Pregnancy

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These findings don't mean that taking zinc makes it safe for women to drink during pregnancy, however.

"We have not determined whether zinc protects against all of the possible negative outcomes from alcohol exposure in pregnancy," Coyle said. "Nor would we recommend that makers of alcoholic beverages include zinc in their product so that women can drink while pregnant. Indeed, we take the conservative stand of a 'no alcohol policy' during pregnancy. What our studies do indicate is that dietary zinc supplementation could be as important as folic acid and applied as a simple prophylactic treatment in the human setting to prevent the effects of a range of insults in pregnancy."

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The U.S. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has more about drinking during pregnancy.

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