Vitamin E Toxicity

Research has not found any adverse effects from consuming vitamin E in food. However, high doses of alpha-tocopherol supplements can cause hemorrhage and interrupt blood coagulation in animals, and...

Prenatal Micronutrient and Early Pregnancy Food Supplementation in Bangladesh

To the Editor: The Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions in Matlab (MINIMat) trial provided evidence that prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) combined with early pregnancy prot...

[Articles] Vitamin A supplementation every 6 months with retinol in 1 million pre-school children in north India: DEVTA, a cluster-randomised trial

DEVTA contradicts the expectation from other trials that vitamin A supplementation would reduce child mortality by 20–30%, but cannot rule out some more modest effect. Meta-analysis of DEVTA plus ei...

Iodine Supplements During and After Pregnancy—Reply

In Reply: Dr Bath and colleagues from the United Kingdom question our assertion that an RCT of iodine supplementation in pregnant and lactating women is unethical. Our statement relates to the United...

Iron supplementation decreases fatigue by almost 50% in nonanemic women

Iron supplementation reduced fatigue by almost 50% in women who are low in iron but not anemic, according to the results of a clinical trial published July 9 in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Jour...

Folic Acid Supplementation Not Linked to Cancer

A meta-analysis of 13 trials suggests that folic acid supplementation either does not increase or decreases the incidence of overall or site-specific cancer. Medscape Medical News

Vitamin D Supplementation Cuts Respiratory Infections

A randomized trial of 247 Mongolian children found that vitamin D supplementation halved the risk for acute respiratory infections during winter months. Medscape Medical News

Lutein, Zeaxanthin Supplementation May Help Early AMD

Lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation could improve early functional abnormalities of the central retina in patients with early age-related macular degeneration. Medscape Medical News

Early glutamine supplementation yields long-lasting benefits in preemies

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Premature babies derive long-term benefits from glutamine supplementation in the first month of life, according to follow-up data from a controlled trial.

Effect of beta-alanine supplementation on repeated sprint performance during the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test.

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of β-alanine supplementation on repeated sprint performance during an intermittent exercise protocol designed to replicate games play. Sixteen elite an...

A Treatment Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation in Breast-fed Infants: Universal Supplementation Is Not Necessary for Rickets Prevention in Southern Louisiana.

This study was conducted to determine if vitamin D supplementation is required to prevent rickets in breast-fed infants. Breast-feeding rates are increasing, and there are concerns about whether the v...

Zinc combined with vitamin A reduces upper respiratory tract infection morbidity in a randomised trial in preschool children in Indonesia.

Zn supplementation has shown inconsistent effects on respiratory morbidity in young children in developing countries. Few studies have focused on upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), a frequent c...

Comparison between daily supplementation doses of 200 versus 400 IU of vitamin D in infants.

The daily supplementation of vitamin D is mandatory for infants. However, there are still conflicting opinions about the exact daily dose. Thus, we aimed to evaluate a daily supplementation dose of 20...

Impact of maternal vitamin A supplementation on the mother-infant pair in Brazil.

Background/Objectives:Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem. The supplementation of lactating women could be an effective strategy to combat it. The objective of this study was t...