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Vitamin B12, Iron and Vitamin D: study protocols

7 study groups took Vitamin B12 together with Iron and Vitamin D. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

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Dose per serving from research: Vitamin B12

7 study groups in 6 studies say how much Vitamin B12 participants took a day.

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

Most common: 2.5 mcg to 5 mcg, 57% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
1 mcg to 2.5 mcg
2
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
4
over 5 mcg
1

Dose per serving from research: Iron

6 study groups in 5 studies say how much Iron participants took a day.

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

Most common: 25 mg to 50 mg, 50% of 6 study groups.

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

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin D

6 study groups in 5 studies say how much Vitamin D participants took a day.

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

Most common: 2.5 mcg to 5 mcg, 67% of 6 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
4
5 mcg to 10 mcg
2

Commonly used together

7 of 7 study groups took Vitamin B12, Iron and Vitamin D with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave. The 10 most common of 11.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Vitamin B6
6
Folic Acid
5
Riboflavin
5
Zinc
5
Copper
4
Iodine
4
Thiamine
4
Vitamin A
4
Vitamin C
4
Vitamin E
4

7 study groups

Study
Effects of maternal micronutrient supplementation on fetal loss and infant mortality: a cluster-randomized trial in Nepal
2003 · Multiple micronutrients · Pregnant women in rural Nepal
2.6 mcg—10 mcg——
Maternal B-vitamin and vitamin D status before, during, and after pregnancy and the influence of supplementation preconception and during pregnancy: Prespecified secondary analysis of the NiPPeR double-blind randomized controlled trial
2023 · intervention · Women planning pregnancy; generally healthy, recruited before conception
5.2 mcg12 mg10 mcg—870
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
2.6 mcg27 mg5 mcg165 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
2.6 mcg27 mg5 mcg—176
Fortified breakfast cereal consumed daily for 12 wk leads to a significant improvement in micronutrient intake and micronutrient status in adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial
2016 · Fortified cereal, morning · Females aged 16–19 years who regularly skipped breakfast and had low riboflavin status and haemoglobin; no diagnosed illness
1.45 mcg6.5 mg4.15 mcg12 weeks18
Fortified breakfast cereal consumed daily for 12 wk leads to a significant improvement in micronutrient intake and micronutrient status in adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial
2016 · Fortified cereal, evening · Females aged 16–19 years who regularly skipped breakfast and had low riboflavin status and haemoglobin; no diagnosed illness
1.45 mcg6.5 mg4.15 mcg12 weeks16
A novel nutritional supplement to reduce plasma homocysteine in nonpregnant women: A randomised controlled trial in The Gambia
2019 · UNIMMAP tablet · Nonpregnant, non-lactating healthy women aged 18–45 years in West Kiang, The Gambia; women of reproductive age with common micronutrient deficiencies in the population
2.6 mcg30 mg—12 weeks105