Systematic Reviews of Food Supplements

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of food supplements.

Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Probiotics in infants for prevention of allergic disease and food hypersensitivity
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Reactions to foods and allergies (including asthma, eczema and hay fever) are common and may be increasing in developed countries. Many infants become sensitised to foods, including infant formula, through their gastrointestinal tract, a process that ma...
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Oral protein calorie supplementation for children with chronic disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Growth failure and poor nutrition are common in children with chronic diseases like cystic fibrosis. This may be due to reduced appetite, malabsorption and extra nutritional requirements associated with their disease. Oral protein calorie supplements su...
Date:   May 1999
Title:   Oral calorie supplements for cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cystic fibrosis affects many organs, including the digestive system. It can lead to food not being absorbed as it should be and so to growth problems. Children with cystic fibrosis need more energy than children without cystic fibrosis, but often have r...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Older people with hip fractures are often malnourished at the time of their fracture and many have poor food intake while in hospital. Malnutrition may hinder recovery after hip fracture. We reviewed the effects of nutritional interventions in older peo...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Magnesium supplementation in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many women, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have intakes of magnesium below recommended levels. Magnesium supplementation during pregnancy may be able to reduce fetal growth retardation and pre-eclampsia, and increase birth weight. The...
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The reviewers suggest that supplementation appears to produce a small but consistent weight gain. There may also be a beneficial effect on mortality. The reported acceptance of supplements was variable between trials, but overall appeared to be quite go...
Date:   Oct 2004
Title:   Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) supplementation in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   B6 is a water-soluble vitamin which helps with the development of the nervous system. B6 is contained in many foods including meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, and bananas. It is thought that B6 may play a role in the prevention of pre-eclampsia and in b...
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Periconceptional supplementation with folate and/or multivitamins for preventing neural tube defects
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The neural tube is the structure from which a baby's brain and spinal cord develop. Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of abnormalities that occur in the spine or brain of the baby during pregnancy, causing severe mental and physical disability. The...
Date:   Apr 2001
Title:   Maternal iodine supplements in areas of deficiency
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Iodine deficiency is the leading preventable cause of intellectual impairment in the world. Although iodine supplementation is generally considered to be safe, there is a possibility of high doses of iodine suppressing maternal thyroid function.
Date:   Jul 1997
Title:   Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and infant outcome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many women of childbearing age may have mild to moderate zinc deficiency. Low zinc levels may cause preterm birth or they may prolong labour. It is also possible that zinc deficiency may affect infant growth as well. The review of 17 trials, involving o...
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short and long-term morbidity in very low birthweight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin A supplements for preventing illness and death in very low birthweight or preterm infants Vitamin A is a group of fat soluble compounds used by the body for regulation and promotion of growth and differentiation of many cells, including cells in...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Nutritional supplements for people being treated for active tuberculosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that mostly affects the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis), but it can also affect the nerves, circulation, bones, and joints. It can occur in a 'latent phase' where people are infected but suffer no symptoms. However, ...
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Tyrosine supplementation for phenylketonuria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with phenylketonuria (PKU), an inherited disease with insufficient phenylalanine hydroxylase (liver enzyme), cannot or can only partially process phenylalanine from their diet; high blood levels of this can cause brain or nerve damage. A diet avo...
Date:   Feb 1999
Title:   Energy and protein intake in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A baby developing inside the womb receives all its nutrition from its mother. Thus, advising women on diet and providing food supplements in pregnancy may help babies to grow and thrive, particularly babies of undernourished mothers. The review of trial...
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Maternal nutrient supplementation for suspected impaired fetal growth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Too little evidence to show whether extra carnitine, solcoseryl, glucose or galactose for pregnant women benefits babies in the womb who are smaller than expected....
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies fed with breast milk are believed to have more mature sight skills and a higher IQ (Intelligence Quota) than babies fed with formula. It has been suggested that low levels of longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) found in formula, may co...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Carbohydrate supplementation of human milk to promote growth in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for full-term babies for at least the first six months of life. Babies born preterm (before 37 weeks) have different nutritional needs and it is possible that premature breast milk may not meet all these needs...
Date:   Nov 1998
Title:   Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Preterm infants are born with low skeletal stores of calcium and phosphorus as some two-thirds of mineral content is taken up in the third trimester of pregnancy. This puts them at risk for fractures and lower-than-expected growth rates as these mineral...
Date:   Jun 2001
Title:   Effect of taurine supplementation on growth and development in preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Taurine is an amino acid that helps infants absorb fat from the gastrointestinal tract and ensures that the liver deals with waste products efficiently. Taurine may also have important roles in protecting nerves from damage, especially in the eyes and e...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Nutritional supplementation for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Low body weight is common in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It can impair their heart and lung function and reduce their ability to exercise and recover. Some degree of malnutrition is common in people with COPD but it is uncl...
Date:   Feb 2005
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