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Vitamin A, Selenium, Iron, Vitamin E and Zinc: study protocols

7 study groups took Vitamin A together with Selenium, Iron, Vitamin E and Zinc. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Vitamin A: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin A

7 study groups in 7 studies say how much Vitamin A participants took a day.

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

Most common: 500 mcg to 1 mg, 43% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
100 mcg to 250 mcg
2
250 mcg to 500 mcg
2
500 mcg to 1 mg
3

Dose per serving from research: Selenium

7 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, 43% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
2
5 mcg to 10 mcg
0
10 mcg to 25 mcg
1
25 mcg to 50 mcg
1
50 mcg to 100 mcg
3

Dose per serving from research: Iron

7 study groups in 7 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, 57% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
4
10 mg to 25 mg
1
25 mg to 50 mg
2

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin E

7 study groups in 7 studies say how much Vitamin E participants took a day.

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

Most common: 5 mg to 10 mg, 43% of 7 study groups.

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

Dose per serving from research: Zinc

7 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: 5 mg to 10 mg, 57% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
4
10 mg to 25 mg
3

Commonly used together

7 of 7 study groups took Vitamin A, Selenium, Iron, Vitamin E and Zinc with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Copper
6
Vitamin C
6
Iodine
5
Vitamin B12
5
Folic Acid
3
Vitamin B6
3
Vitamin D
3

7 study groups

Study
Effects of fortified milk on morbidity in young children in north India: community based, randomised, double masked placebo controlled trial
2007 · fortified milk · Children aged 1–3 years in a peri-urban settlement in north India
156 mcg4.2 mcg9.6 mg7.5 mg7.8 mg1 year316
Effects of multimicronutrient supplementation on helminth reinfection: a randomized, controlled trial in Kenyan schoolchildren
2003 · multimicronutrient supplementation · Schoolchildren in Nyanza Province, Kenya; age and sex not specified
1 mg40 mcg18 mg8 mg20 mg335 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
156 mcg4.2 mcg9.6 mg7.5 mg7.8 mg1 year316
Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Compared to Iron-Folic Acid Affects Micronutrient Status but Does Not Eliminate Deficiencies in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Pregnant Women of Rural Bangladesh
2019 · MM · Pregnant women aged 12–45 years in rural Bangladesh
770 mcg60 mcg27 mg15 mg12 mg165 days749
Newborn micronutrient status biomarkers in a cluster-randomized trial of antenatal multiple micronutrient compared with iron folic acid supplementation in rural Bangladesh
2020 · MM · Pregnant women in rural Bangladesh; age range not specified; no disease condition specified
770 mcg60 mcg27 mg15 mg12 mg—176
Assessment of vitamin A, vitamin B(2), vitamin B(12), vitamin K, folate, and choline status following 4 months of multinutrient supplementation in healthy vegans: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
2025 · INT (intervention group; standard and double omega-3 dosage subgroups) · Healthy adults aged 18 years or older who had followed a vegan diet for at least 1 year; no diagnosed vitamin or mineral deficiency
500 mcg55 mcg6 mg3 mg6.5 mg120 days35
Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves micronutrient status in primary school children in Hai Phong City, Vietnam: a randomised controlled trial
2021 · intervention · Children aged 6–9 years, apparently healthy, in rural Hai Phong City, Vietnam; included undernourished, normal-weight, and overweight/obese children
400 mcg17 mcg10 mg5 mg10 mg22 weeks175
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