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Vitamin D, Zinc and Copper: study protocols

6 study groups took Vitamin D together with Zinc and Copper. 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 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, 80% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
4
5 mcg to 10 mcg
1

Dose per serving from research: Zinc

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

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

Most common: 10 mg to 25 mg, 67% of 6 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
1
10 mg to 25 mg
4
25 mg to 50 mg
1

Dose per serving from research: Copper

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

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

Most common: 1 mg to 2.5 mg, 60% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
500 mcg to 1 mg
2
1 mg to 2.5 mg
3

Commonly used together

6 of 6 study groups took Vitamin D, Zinc and Copper with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Iron
5
Vitamin B12
5
Vitamin C
5
Vitamin E
5
Folic Acid
4
Selenium
4
Vitamin A
4
Vitamin B6
4
Iodine
3
Niacin
3

6 study groups

Study
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
5 mcg20 mg2 mg335 days—
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 mcg30 mg2 mg——
Effects of Low-Dose Dairy Protein Plus Micronutrient Supplementation during Resistance Exercise on Muscle Mass and Physical Performance in Older Adults: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
2018 · ExPM (resistance exercise plus low-dose dairy protein and micronutrient supplementation) · Adults aged 65–80 years, non-disabled and not exercising regularly
5 mcg8 mg—12 weeks40
[Vitrum osteomag in prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: results of the comparative open multicenter trial]
2004 · Group 1: Vitrum Osteomag · Postmenopausal women with osteopenia; age range not reported
400 IU15 mg2 mg1 year125
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 mcg12 mg1 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 mcg12 mg1 mg—176
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