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

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

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Dose per serving from research: Zinc

9 study groups in 9 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, 56% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
5
10 mg to 25 mg
3
25 mg to 50 mg
1

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin D

8 study groups in 8 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, 75% of 8 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
6
5 mcg to 10 mcg
2

Dose per serving from research: Iron

7 study groups in 7 studies say how much Iron participants took a day.

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

Most common: 5 mg to 10 mg, 43% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
3
10 mg to 25 mg
2
25 mg to 50 mg
2

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin B12

8 study groups in 8 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, 38% of 8 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
0.5 mcg to 1 mcg
2
1 mcg to 2.5 mcg
1
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
3
5 mcg to 10 mcg
1
over 10 mcg
1

Commonly used together

9 of 9 study groups took Zinc, Vitamin D, Iron and Vitamin B12 with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave. The 10 most common of 14.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Copper
8
Vitamin B6
8
Vitamin C
8
Vitamin E
8
Iodine
7
Vitamin A
7
Niacin
6
Folic Acid
5
Selenium
5
Folate
4

9 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 mg5 mcg18 mg2 mcg335 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
30 mg10 mcg—2.6 mcg——
Effect of micronutrient supplementation on diarrhoeal disease among stunted children in rural South Africa
2009 · multiple micronutrients · children aged 6–24 months; three cohorts: HIV-infected children, HIV-uninfected children born to HIV-infected mothers, and HIV-uninfected children born to HIV-uninfected mothers
10 mg5 mcg10 mg0.9 mcg548 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————151
Effect on longitudinal growth and anemia of zinc or multiple micronutrients added to vitamin A: a randomized controlled trial in children aged 6-24 months
2010 · Multiple micronutrients · Children enrolled at 6 months and followed to 24 months in rural South Africa; HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children, both sexes
10 mg5 mcg10 mg0.9 mcg548 days126
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 mg5 mcg7.5 mg12 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 mg10 mcg12 mg5.2 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
12 mg5 mcg27 mg2.6 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
12 mg5 mcg27 mg2.6 mcg—176
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