BACKGROUND Children with tuberculosis often have underlying nutritional deficiencies. Multivitamin supplementation has been proposed as a means to enhance the health of these children; however, the efficacy of such an intervention has not been examined adequately. METHODS 255 children, aged six weeks to five years, with tuberculosis were randomized to receive either a daily multivitamin suppl...

OBJECTIVE To provide information regarding the use of folic acid in combination with a multivitamin supplement for the prevention of neural tube defects and other congenital anomalies, so that physicians, midwives, nurses, and other health care workers can assist in the education of women in the pre-conception phase of their health care. OPTION: Supplementation with folic acid and vitamins is p...

Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and thrombosis and is inversely related to plasma folate and vitamin B12 levels. We assessed the effects of vitamin supplementation on plasma homocysteine levels in 89 patients with a history of recurrent venous thrombosis and 227 healthy volunteers. Patients and hyperhomocysteinemic (homocysteine level >16 micromol/L) volunteers were ra...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the number of women who take multivitamin formulations containing iodine. MATERIAL AND METHODS A 34-question questionnaire was given to 500 women during their puerperal stay in two obstetrics/gynaecology wards in Krakow. RESULTS 295 pregnant women (59%) took iodine-containing formulations. 205 pregnant women (41%) took multivitamin preparatio...

OBJECTIVE High parity and short birth intervals among Hispanic women may deplete their folic-acid levels and place them at risk for neural tube defects (NTDs). The purposes of this study were to evaluate factors associated with multivitamin supplementation rates during the early (one to six weeks) postpartum period among Mexican-origin women and present their implications in preventing NTDs in ...

Supplementation with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients may be beneficial for cognition, especially in older adults. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of multivitamin supplementation in older adults on cognitive function and associated blood biomarkers. In a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial, healthy women (n = 68) and men (n = 48) aged 55-65 years were supplem...

BACKGROUND Anemia is a frequent complication among HIV-infected persons and is associated with faster disease progression and mortality. OBJECTIVE We examined the effect of multivitamin supplementation on hemoglobin concentrations and the risk of anemia among HIV-infected pregnant women and their children. DESIGN HIV-1-infected pregnant women (n = 1078) from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, were en...

INTRODUCTION HIV and malaria infections occur in the same individuals, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined whether daily multivitamin supplementation (vitamins B complex, C, and E) or vitamin A supplementation altered malaria incidence in HIV-infected women of reproductive age. METHODS HIV-infected pregnant Tanzanian women recruited into the study were randomly assigned to daily m...

CONTEXT Multivitamin preparations are the most common dietary supplement, taken by at least one-third of all US adults. Observational studies have not provided evidence regarding associations of multivitamin use with total and site-specific cancer incidence or mortality. OBJECTIVE To determine whether long-term multivitamin supplementation decreases the risk of total and site-specific cancer ...