Bulemia and Anorexia Nervosa -- research and methodolgies for medical
managment of these disorders using a alternative and complementary
medicine (holistic) nutritional and supplemental approaches

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One Randomised Clinical Trial (54 people aged > 15 years, mean body
mass index 15.8 kg/m2, mean duration of anorexia nervosa 3.7 years,
admitted to two eating disorder units), which compared 100 mg zinc
gluconate versus placebo.39 All but three of the people had normal
zinc levels before treatment. Treatment was continued until the
individual had gained 10% of weight over the admission weight on two
consecutive weeks. Ten people in the zinc group and nine in the
placebo group did not complete the study. The Randomised Clinical
Trial found that zinc significantly increased the daily rate of gain
in body mass index compared with placebo (0.079 with zinc v 0.039 with
placebo; P = 0.03).39

No harmful effects were reported. 

Source: Ovid Evidence Based Medicine