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Copper, Zinc and Iron: study protocols

5 study groups took Copper together with Zinc and Iron. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

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Dose per serving from research: Copper

5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Copper participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 250 mcg to 500 mcg, 80% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
250 mcg to 500 mcg
4
500 mcg to 1 mg
0
1 mg to 2.5 mg
1

Dose per serving from research: Zinc

5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Zinc participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 10 mg to 25 mg, 60% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
2
10 mg to 25 mg
3

Dose per serving from research: Iron

5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Iron participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 5 mg to 10 mg and 10 mg to 25 mg, 40% of 5 study groups each.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
2
10 mg to 25 mg
2
25 mg to 50 mg
0
50 mg to 100 mg
1

Commonly used together

2 of 5 study groups took Copper, Zinc and Iron with something else, but nothing that 3 or more different studies gave.

5 study groups

Study
Micronutrient fortified milk improves iron status, anemia and growth among children 1-4 years: a double masked, randomized, controlled trial
2010 · Micronutrient-fortified milk (MN group) · Children aged 1–4 years in India; many had anemia, iron deficiency, or growth faltering
270 mcg7.8 mg9.6 mg1 year316
The effects of a lipid-based nutrient supplement and antiretroviral therapy in a randomized controlled trial on iron, copper, and zinc in milk from HIV-infected Malawian mothers and associations with maternal and infant biomarkers
2018 · LNS · HIV-infected lactating women in Malawi
300 mcg19 mg15 mg28 weeks185
Mineral status of non-anemic Peruvian infants taking an iron and copper syrup with or without zinc from 6 to 18 months of age: a randomized controlled trial
2013 · iron + copper + zinc group · Non-anemic Peruvian infants randomized at 6 months of age, born at term and weighing more than 2500 g; followed until 18 months
500 mcg10 mg10 mg1 year129
The effects of a lipid-based nutrient supplement and antiretroviral therapy in a randomized controlled trial on iron, copper, and zinc in milk from HIV-infected Malawian mothers and associations with maternal and infant biomarkers
2018 · ARV + LNS · HIV-infected lactating women in Malawi
300 mcg19 mg15 mg28 weeks90
Including 60 mg Elemental Iron in a Multiple Micronutrient Supplement Blunts the Increase in Serum Zinc after 12 Weeks of Daily Supplementation in Predominantly Anemic, Nonpregnant Cambodian Women of Reproductive Age
2019 · Fe + MMN · Predominantly anemic, nonpregnant women aged 18–45 years
2 mg15 mg60 mg12 weeks206