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Zinc, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Folic Acid: study protocols

5 study groups took Zinc together with Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Folic Acid. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Zinc: what the research found →

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: 25 mg to 50 mg, 60% of 5 study groups.

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

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin E

5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Vitamin E participants took a day.

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

Most common: 10 mg to 25 mg, 80% of 5 study groups.

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

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin C

5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Vitamin C participants took a day.

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

Most common: 50 mg to 100 mg, 60% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
50 mg to 100 mg
3
100 mg to 250 mg
2

Dose per serving from research: Folic Acid

5 study groups in 4 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, 60% of 5 study groups.

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

Commonly used together

5 of 5 study groups took Zinc, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin D 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
5
Iron
5
Vitamin A
5
Iodine
4
Selenium
4
Vitamin B12
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
30 mg10 mg100 mg10 mcg400 mcg——
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 mg15 mg85 mg5 mcg600 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 mg15 mg85 mg5 mcg600 mcg—176
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 mg20 mg140 mg400 IU400 mcg184 days75
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 mg20 mg140 mg400 IU400 mcg184 days75