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Vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin B12, Iron and Folic Acid: study protocols

5 study groups took Vitamin D together with Zinc, Vitamin B12, Iron and Folic Acid. 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, 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: Zinc

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

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

Most common: 5 mg to 10 mg and 10 mg to 25 mg, 40% of 5 study groups each.

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

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin B12

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

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
3
5 mcg to 10 mcg
1
10 mcg to 25 mcg
1

Dose per serving from research: Folic Acid

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

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

Most common: 250 mcg to 500 mcg and 500 mcg to 1 mg, 40% of 5 study groups each.

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

Commonly used together

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

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Copper
4
Vitamin B6
4
Vitamin C
4
Vitamin E
4
Iodine
3
Selenium
3
Vitamin A
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 mcg30 mg2.6 mcg—400 mcg——
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 mg12 mcg7.5 mg200 mcg12 weeks40
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 mcg10 mg5.2 mcg12 mg400 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
5 mcg12 mg2.6 mcg27 mg600 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
5 mcg12 mg2.6 mcg27 mg600 mcg—176