Zinc, Vitamin D, Iron, Niacin and Selenium: study protocols
5 study groups took Zinc together with Vitamin D, Iron, Niacin and Selenium. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Dose per serving from research: Zinc
5 study groups in 4 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 25 mg to 50 mg, 40% of 5 study groups each.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 5 mg to 10 mg | 2 |
| 10 mg to 25 mg | 1 |
| 25 mg to 50 mg | 2 |
Dose per serving from research: Selenium
5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Selenium participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 10 mcg to 25 mcg and 100 mcg to 250 mcg, 40% of 5 study groups each.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 10 mcg to 25 mcg | 2 |
| 25 mcg to 50 mcg | 1 |
| 50 mcg to 100 mcg | 0 |
| 100 mcg to 250 mcg | 2 |
Commonly used together
5 of 5 study groups took Zinc, Vitamin D, Iron, Niacin and Selenium with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.
What was given together, not what works together.
| Taken with | Study groups |
|---|---|
| Copper | 5 |
| Vitamin C | 5 |
| Vitamin E | 5 |
| Iodine | 4 |
| Vitamin A | 4 |
| Vitamin B12 | 3 |
| Vitamin B6 | 3 |
5 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 | 20 mg | 5 mcg | 18 mg | 16 mg | 40 mcg | 335 days | — |
| Effect of preventive supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on non-malarial morbidity in Tanzanian pre-school children: a randomized trial 2012 · Multi-nutrients with zinc · Children aged 6–60 months with height-for-age z-score ≤−1.5 SD, in rural Tanzania | 10 mg | — | — | — | 20 mcg | — | 151 |
| 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 | 8 mg | 5 mcg | 7.5 mg | — | 25 mcg | 12 weeks | 40 |
| mRNA Levels of Placental Iron and Zinc Transporter Genes Are Upregulated in Gambian Women with Low Iron and Zinc Status 2017 · MMN group · Pregnant women aged 18–45 years with singleton pregnancies under 20 weeks in rural Gambia | 30 mg | 400 IU | 60 mg | 36 mg | 130 mcg | 184 days | 75 |
| mRNA Levels of Placental Iron and Zinc Transporter Genes Are Upregulated in Gambian Women with Low Iron and Zinc Status 2017 · PE+MMN group · Pregnant women aged 18–45 years with singleton pregnancies under 20 weeks in rural Gambia | 30 mg | 400 IU | 60 mg | 36 mg | 130 mcg | 184 days | 75 |