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Vitamin A, Selenium and Vitamin E: study protocols

10 study groups took Vitamin A together with Selenium and Vitamin E. 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

10 study groups in 10 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, 40% of 10 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
100 mcg to 250 mcg
2
250 mcg to 500 mcg
3
500 mcg to 1 mg
4
1 mg to 2.5 mg
1

Dose per serving from research: Selenium

10 study groups in 10 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, 40% of 10 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
4
100 mcg to 250 mcg
2

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin E

10 study groups in 10 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, 30% of 10 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mg to 5 mg
2
5 mg to 10 mg
3
10 mg to 25 mg
2
25 mg to 50 mg
1
50 mg to 100 mg
1
100 mg to 250 mg
1

Commonly used together

10 of 10 study groups took Vitamin A, Selenium and Vitamin E with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Vitamin C
9
Zinc
8
Iron
7
Copper
6
Iodine
5
Vitamin B12
5
Folic Acid
3
Vitamin B6
3
Vitamin D
3

10 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 mcg7.5 mg1 year316
Antioxidant supplement and long-term reduction of recurrent adenomas of the large bowel. A double-blind randomized trial
2013 · active compound · Patients who had undergone polypectomy and were undergoing post-polypectomy endoscopic follow-up
2 mg200 mcg30 mg5 years164
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 mcg8 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 mcg7.5 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 mcg15 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 mcg15 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 mcg3 mg120 days35
Improved antioxidant and fatty acid status of patients with cystic fibrosis after antioxidant supplementation is linked to improved lung function
2003 · group B [high dose of supplement] · Patients with cystic fibrosis; age and sex not specified
500 mcg90 mcg200 mg8 weeks—
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 mcg5 mg22 weeks175
[Effect of multiple micronutrients supplementation on anti-oxidative activity and oxidized DNA damage of lymphocytes in children]
2005 · supplement group · Chinese children aged 9–11 years, described as healthy and living in a rural area
600 mcg200 mcg100 mg8 weeks41
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