Publications & Research

Zinca Lab.

Some findings from our work, shared with interested partners and the public.

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2026-02-15

Antihypertensive medications and diet: a clinically actionable review of food-drug interactions.

A class-by-class review of how food and dietary patterns interact with the major antihypertensive drug classes — ACE inhibitors, ARBs, calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, diuretics, and aldosterone antagonists — with practical guidance for patients and prescribers.

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Narrative review
2025-12-11

The older vegan: evidence-based nutritional adequacy of plant-based and vegan diets in adults aged 70 and over.

A 2014–2025 narrative synthesis of the evidence on protein intake, micronutrient status (B12, vitamin D, calcium, iron, zinc, iodine, omega-3), sarcopenia and frailty risk, and practical-living considerations for adults aged 70+ following plant-based or vegan diets.

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Literature review
2025-10-22

Nutritional supplementation in severe trauma: a literature review across the metabolic phases of recovery.

The hypermetabolic and hypercatabolic response to severe injury, and the evidence-based nutritional strategies that improve infection rates, ventilator days, wound healing, and rehabilitation trajectory across ICU, ward, and outpatient phases.

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Narrative review
2025-06-09

Nutrition for the exercising dialysis patient: bridging the gap between KDOQI guidance and an active life.

Patients on chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis who maintain a regular exercise habit face a distinctive set of nutritional pressures. This review synthesizes the evidence on protein, energy, electrolyte, and timing adjustments needed to support exercise without compromising dialysis safety.

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Narrative review
2025-04-08

Dietary modulation of long COVID symptoms: a 2020–2025 narrative review of nutrition-based approaches to PASC.

Anti-inflammatory dietary patterns, micronutrient repletion, gut-microbiome-targeted strategies (including the SIM01 synbiotic RCT), histamine and mast-cell considerations, and pacing-aligned eating in adults and children with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2.

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Narrative review
2025-02-18

Designing for the older home cook: ingredient selection and simple cooking methods that protect nutrition for adults aged 60-80.

A review of the nutritional vulnerabilities of community-dwelling adults aged 60-80, with a practical framework for ingredient choice and equipment-light cooking methods that preserve the joy of home cooking when full-kitchen access is reduced.

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Editorial note · These are open-access narrative reviews intended for clinicians, dietitians, researchers, and informed lay readers. They are not clinical guidelines and do not replace individualized medical advice. All cited evidence is verified against PubMed and CrossRef. Where evidence quality is limited or contested, this is stated explicitly.