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Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But saying that, if you feel like trying zinc/magnesiuom supplemnets, just buy generic ones. Dont worry about the hype of generic ones being encapsulated with calcium and it stopping absorbtion of the zinc, because that matters little. Its HIGH calcium (>1000mg) in the presence of high phytate (the normal processing of corn tortillas come to mind) that inhibits zinc absorbtion
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I remember reading about Victor Conte's comments on MFW that generic zinc and magnesium dont work or is poorly absorbed. Thats why his company, Balco Labs came up with ZMA, a formula which has the zinc and magnesium chelated with amino acids for way better absorption than generic brands.
Since then, there have been various knockoff brands by other manufacturers and they all have the same combination of Vitamin B6, Zinc monomethioine and Magnesium Aspartate. But heres the twist: Victor Conte says only selected manufacturers such as Twinlab uses QUALITY Zinc monomethioine, with the quality raw material at about $45 per kilo while other knockoff ZMA at $15 per kilo!
In the past, i have always looked for the cheapest ZMA as i assumed it is the same. I didnt bother about the huge gap in prices for certain ZMAs, like Biotest ZMA. But now, after reading Victor Conte's comments, i dont know whether i have been ripped off by buying GNC's ZMA. There are several threads over at MFW about ZMA. Lyle has also participated in it but there seems to be no conclusion.
Any opinions? or better still, evidence?
Is GNC's ZMA ok?