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Vitamin E, Zinc, Vitamin C and Selenium: study protocols

11 study groups took Vitamin E together with Zinc, Vitamin C and Selenium. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Vitamin E: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin E

11 study groups in 11 studies say how much Vitamin E participants took a day.

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

Most common: 25 mg to 50 mg, 45% of 11 study groups.

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

Dose per serving from research: Zinc

11 study groups in 11 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, 82% of 11 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg or less
1
5 mg to 10 mg
1
10 mg to 25 mg
9

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin C

11 study groups in 11 studies say how much Vitamin C participants took a day.

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

Most common: 100 mg to 250 mg, 64% of 11 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
25 mg to 50 mg
2
50 mg to 100 mg
2
100 mg to 250 mg
7

Dose per serving from research: Selenium

9 study groups in 9 studies say how much Selenium participants took a day.

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

Most common: 50 mcg to 100 mcg, 78% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mcg or less
1
5 mcg to 10 mcg
0
10 mcg to 25 mcg
1
25 mcg to 50 mcg
0
50 mcg to 100 mcg
7

Commonly used together

11 of 11 study groups took Vitamin E, Zinc, Vitamin C and Selenium with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Beta-Carotene
7
Copper
4
Iron
4
Vitamin A
4
Folic Acid
3
Iodine
3
Vitamin B12
3

11 study groups

Study
The SU.VI.MAX Study: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the health effects of antioxidant vitamins and minerals
2004 · antioxidant supplement group · French women aged 35–60 and men aged 45–60 in the general population
30 mg20 mg120 mg100 mcg2739 days—
Antioxidant status and risk of cancer in the SU.VI.MAX study: is the effect of supplementation dependent on baseline levels?
2005 · daily antioxidant supplementation · French adults: women aged 35–60 years and men aged 45–60 years
30 mg20 mg120 mg100 mcg2739 days—
Antioxidant supplementation increases the risk of skin cancers in women but not in men
2007 · antioxidant group · French adult women and men in a general-population primary-prevention trial
30 mg20 mg120 mg—2738 days—
Micronutrient fortified milk improves iron status, anemia and growth among children 1-4 years: a double masked, randomized, controlled trial
2010 · Micronutrient-fortified milk (MN group) · Children aged 1–4 years in India; many had anemia, iron deficiency, or growth faltering
7.5 mg7.8 mg40.2 mg4.2 mcg1 year316
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
15 mg12 mg85 mg60 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
15 mg12 mg85 mg60 mcg—176
Multiple Micronutrient Powder Reduces Vitamin E Deficiency in Brazilian Children: A Pragmatic, Controlled Clinical Trial
2019 · intervention group · Children aged 6–9 months at the start of the study, male or female, attending primary health care centers in Goiânia, Brazil
5 mg4.1 mg30 mg17 mcg90 days107
Effect of two years' supplementation with natural antioxidants on vitamin and trace element status biomarkers: preliminary data of the SU.VI.MAX study
2001 · Antioxidant supplementation group · Women aged 35–60 years and men aged 45–60 years in France, general population
30 mg20 mg120 mg100 mcg2 years—
Effect of 6 month supplementation with different combinations of an association of antioxidant nutrients on biochemical parameters and markers of the antioxidant defence system in the elderly. The Geriatrie/Min.Vit.Aox Network
1996 · VT (vitamins associated with trace elements) · Elderly nursing-home residents aged 65–103 years who were long-term hospitalized
15 mg20 mg120 mg100 mcg26 weeks—
Effects of trace element and/or vitamin supplementation on vitamin and mineral status, free radical metabolism and immunological markers in elderly long term-hospitalized subjects. Geriatric Network MIN. VIT. AOX
1997 · trace elements associated with vitamins · Institutionalized elderly subjects in long-term hospital or nursing-home care
15 mg20 mg120 mg—1 year—