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Vitamin A, Selenium, Vitamin E and Vitamin C: study protocols

9 study groups took Vitamin A together with Selenium, Vitamin E and Vitamin C. 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

9 study groups in 9 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, 44% of 9 study groups.

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

Dose per serving from research: Selenium

9 study groups in 9 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, 33% of 9 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
100 mcg to 250 mcg
2

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin E

9 study groups in 9 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, 33% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg or less
1
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

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin C

9 study groups in 9 studies say how much Vitamin C participants took a day.

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

Most common: 25 mg to 50 mg, 44% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
25 mg to 50 mg
4
50 mg to 100 mg
2
100 mg to 250 mg
1
250 mg to 500 mg
2

Commonly used together

9 of 9 study groups took Vitamin A, Selenium, Vitamin E 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
Zinc
7
Copper
6
Iron
6
Iodine
4
Vitamin B12
4
Folic Acid
3
Vitamin B6
3
Vitamin D
3

9 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 mg40.2 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 mg180 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 mg50 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 mg40.2 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 mg85 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 mg85 mg—176
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 mg300 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 mg30 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 mg300 mg8 weeks41