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Vitamin D and Iron: study protocols

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

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Dose per serving from research: Vitamin D

7 study groups in 6 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, 71% of 7 study groups.

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

Dose per serving from research: Iron

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

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

Most common: 10 mg to 25 mg, 43% of 7 study groups.

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

Commonly used together

8 of 10 study groups took Vitamin D and Iron with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Folic Acid
6
Vitamin B12
6
Vitamin B6
5
Riboflavin
4
Zinc
4
Copper
3
Iodine
3
Vitamin A
3
Vitamin C
3
Vitamin E
3

10 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
10 mcg———
Changes in blood pressure and lipid levels in young women consuming a vitamin D-fortified skimmed milk: a randomised controlled trial
2013 · D-fortified · Women aged 18–35 with low iron stores; healthy, non-pregnant, and non-breast-feeding
200 IU15 mg16 weeks55
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
10 mcg12 mg—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
5 mcg27 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
5 mcg27 mg—176
Low iron status as a factor of increased bone resorption and effects of an iron and vitamin D-fortified skimmed milk on bone remodelling in young Spanish women
2014 · Fe+D group · Young iron-deficient women
5 mcg15 mg16 weeks55
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
4.15 mcg6.5 mg12 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
4.15 mcg6.5 mg12 weeks16
A Simplified Regimen Compared with WHO Guidelines Decreases Antenatal Calcium Supplement Intake for Prevention of Preeclampsia in a Cluster-Randomized Noninferiority Trial in Rural Kenya
2017 · standard regimen · Pregnant women enrolled between 16 and 30 weeks of gestation
200 IU—8 weeks—
A Simplified Regimen Compared with WHO Guidelines Decreases Antenatal Calcium Supplement Intake for Prevention of Preeclampsia in a Cluster-Randomized Noninferiority Trial in Rural Kenya
2017 · low-dose regimen · Pregnant women enrolled between 16 and 30 weeks of gestation
200 IU—8 weeks—