Translations:Dietary supplement/63/en

Clinical studies

Limited human research has been conducted on the potential for dietary supplementation to affect disease risk. Examples:

• vitamin D – acute respiratory tract infections
• iron – maternal iron deficiency anemia and adverse effects on the fetus
• multiple supplements – no evidence of benefit to lower risk of death, cardiovascular diseases or cancer
• magnesium supplementation – in reducing all-cause and cancer mortality, as well as improving glucose parameters in people with diabetes and insulin-sensitivity parameters in those at high risk of diabetes.
• folate alone or with B vitamins – stroke