Antioxidant Effects of Zinc Supplementation in Tunisians with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Anne-Marie Roussel, PhD, FACN,
Abdelhamid Kerkeni, PhD,
Nouri Zouari, MD,
Sylvia Mahjoub, MD,
Jean-Marc Matheau and
Richard A. Anderson, PhD, FACN
LBSO, Oxidative Stress Laboratory, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble (A.M.R.), FRANCE
Laboratoires Labcatal, Montrouge Cedex (J.M.M.), FRANCE
Laboratoire de Biophysique, Faculté de Médecine, Monastir (A.K.),
Service dExploration fonctionnelle, Endocrinologie et Métabolisme, Hopital Habib Bourguiba, Sfax (N.Z.),
Service de Médecine interne, Hopital de Monastir (S.M.),
TUNISIA, Nutrient Requirements and Functions Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD (R.A.)

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Fig. 1. Correlation of plasma TBARS with plasma zinc after the placebo period.
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Fig. 2. Correlation of plasma TBARS with plasma zinc after six months of supplemental zinc.
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