Zinc monotherapy increases serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and decreases depressive symptoms in overweight or obese subjects: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

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  2015

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  Nutritional neuroscience

• Publication date

  2015-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1179/1476830513Y.0000000105PMID 24621065
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