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Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and Iron: study protocols

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

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Dose per serving from research: Vitamin D

5 study groups in 4 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, 60% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
3
5 mcg to 10 mcg
2

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin B12

5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Vitamin B12 participants took a day.

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

Most common: 1 mcg to 2.5 mcg and 2.5 mcg to 5 mcg, 40% of 5 study groups each.

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

Commonly used together

5 of 5 study groups took Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and Iron with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Riboflavin
4
Vitamin B6
4
Folic Acid
3
Zinc
3

5 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 mcg2.6 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
10 mcg5.2 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 mcg2.6 mcg27 mg165 days749
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 mcg1.45 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 mcg1.45 mcg6.5 mg12 weeks16