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Lutein and Vitamin C: study protocols

9 study groups took Lutein together with Vitamin C. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Lutein: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Lutein

9 study groups in 8 studies say how much Lutein participants took a day.

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

Most common: 5 mg to 10 mg, 67% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
6
10 mg to 25 mg
3

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin C

6 study groups in 6 studies say how much Vitamin C participants took a day.

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

Most common: 50 mg to 100 mg and 100 mg to 250 mg and 250 mg to 500 mg, 33% of 6 study groups each.

Daily doseStudy groups
50 mg to 100 mg
2
100 mg to 250 mg
2
250 mg to 500 mg
2

Commonly used together

9 of 9 study groups took Lutein and Vitamin C with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Zeaxanthin
8
Zinc
8
Vitamin E
7
Copper
4

9 study groups

Study
Enhanced physical and cognitive performance in active duty Airmen: evidence from a randomized multimodal physical fitness and nutritional intervention
2020 · exercise plus nutritional supplement group · Active-duty Air Force Airmen aged 18–45; no qualifying disease or deficiency was stated
12 mg72 mg12 weeks70
TOZAL Study: an open case control study of an oral antioxidant and omega-3 supplement for dry AMD
2007 · Sham MCS and nutritional supplement · Adults aged 50–90 with dry age-related macular degeneration in at least one eye
8 mg452 mg24 weeks37
Visual Function and Macular Carotenoid Changes in Eyes with Retinal Drusen-An Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare a Micronized Lipid-Based Carotenoid Liquid Supplementation and AREDS-2 Formula
2020 · PV group · Adults aged 54–80 with retinal drusen and risk of age-related macular degeneration
10 mg—26 weeks20
Carotenoids and antioxidants in age-related maculopathy italian study: multifocal electroretinogram modifications after 1 year
2008 · treated AMD (T-AMD) group · Patients with nonadvanced age-related macular degeneration; mean age 69.4 years
10 mg180 mg1 year15
Effects of Macuprev(®) Supplementation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Double-Blind Randomized Morpho-Functional Study Along 6 Months of Follow-Up
2019 · AMD-M group · Adults with intermediate age-related macular degeneration; 9 male and 21 female enrolled overall, mean age 69.32 years
20 mg160 mg26 weeks15
Beneficial Effects of Micronutrient Supplementation in Restoring the Altered Microbiota and Gut-Retina Axis in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration-A Randomized Clinical Trial
2024 · intervention group · Adults with neovascular age-related macular degeneration; mean age 77.8 years
10 mg80 mg26 weeks15
Long term effects of lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3-LCPUFAs supplementation on optical density of macular pigment in AMD patients: the LUTEGA study
2013 · D2 (twice daily) · Patients with non-exudative age-related macular degeneration; age and sex not specified
20 mg—1 year55
Long term effects of lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3-LCPUFAs supplementation on optical density of macular pigment in AMD patients: the LUTEGA study
2013 · D1 (once daily) · Patients with non-exudative age-related macular degeneration; age and sex not specified
10 mg—1 year50
Lutein Complex Supplementation Increases Ocular Blood Flow Biomarkers in Healthy Subjects
2019 · lutein phytochemicals complex · Healthy women, mean age 36.8 ± 12.1 years
10 mg500 mg3 weeks16
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