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Selenium and Zinc: study protocols

9 study groups took Selenium together with Zinc. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Selenium: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Selenium

9 study groups in 7 studies say how much Selenium participants took a day.

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

Most common: 50 mcg to 100 mcg, 89% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
25 mcg or less
1
25 mcg to 50 mcg
0
50 mcg to 100 mcg
8

Dose per serving from research: Zinc

9 study groups in 7 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, 89% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
10 mg or less
1
10 mg to 25 mg
8

Commonly used together

8 of 9 study groups took Selenium and Zinc with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Vitamin C
6
Vitamin E
6
Beta-Carotene
5

9 study groups

Study
The SU.VI.MAX Study: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the health effects of antioxidant vitamins and minerals
2004 · antioxidant supplement group · French women aged 35–60 and men aged 45–60 in the general population
100 mcg20 mg2739 days—
Antioxidant status and risk of cancer in the SU.VI.MAX study: is the effect of supplementation dependent on baseline levels?
2005 · daily antioxidant supplementation · French adults: women aged 35–60 years and men aged 45–60 years
100 mcg20 mg2739 days—
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
4.2 mcg7.8 mg1 year316
Effect of 6 month supplementation with different combinations of an association of antioxidant nutrients on biochemical parameters and markers of the antioxidant defence system in the elderly. The Geriatrie/Min.Vit.Aox Network
1996 · T (trace elements) · Elderly nursing-home residents aged 65–103 years who were long-term hospitalized
100 mcg20 mg26 weeks—
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 · MMN · Predominantly anemic, nonpregnant women aged 18–45 years
65 mcg15 mg12 weeks202
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
65 mcg15 mg12 weeks206
Effect of two years' supplementation with natural antioxidants on vitamin and trace element status biomarkers: preliminary data of the SU.VI.MAX study
2001 · Antioxidant supplementation group · Women aged 35–60 years and men aged 45–60 years in France, general population
100 mcg20 mg2 years—
Effect of 6 month supplementation with different combinations of an association of antioxidant nutrients on biochemical parameters and markers of the antioxidant defence system in the elderly. The Geriatrie/Min.Vit.Aox Network
1996 · VT (vitamins associated with trace elements) · Elderly nursing-home residents aged 65–103 years who were long-term hospitalized
100 mcg20 mg26 weeks—
Effects of supplementation with a combination of antioxidant vitamins and trace elements, at nutritional doses, on biochemical indicators and markers of the antioxidant system in adult subjects
1998 · supplementation group · Adult men aged 45–60 years and women aged 35–60 years
100 mcg20 mg26 weeks—