Systematic Reviews on Vitamins

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

Reviewed September 2008

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Title:   Vitamin E supplementation in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   For pregnant women, insufficient dietary vitamin E (found in vegetable oils, nuts, cereals and some leafy green vegetables) may lead to complications like pre-eclampsia and the baby being born small. The review of trials found no studies on vitamin E su...
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Previous research on animal and physiological models suggest that antioxidant supplements have beneficial effects that may prolong life. Some observational studies also suggest that antioxidant supplements may prolong life, whereas other observational s...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Vitamin C supplementation in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Having a low intake of vitamin C may be associated with complications in pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia, anaemia and having a small baby. The review of trials found that there is not enough good evidence to say if supplementing women with vitamin C dur...
Date:   Sep 2004
Title:   Vitamin supplementation for preventing miscarriage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Poor diet, without enough vitamins, has been associated with an increased risk of women losing their baby in early pregnancy. Taking vitamin supplements prior to pregnancy or in early pregnancy may reduce the risk of miscarriage, but this review did not...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Interventions for the prevention of nutritional rickets in term born children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rickets is a disease which affects the bone of growing children. Calcium and phosphate are important elements which form the bone. In nutritional rickets, initially the availability of calcium is diminished, later disturbances in phosphate occur. The sh...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Micronutrient supplementation in children and adults with HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fifteen trials were included from developing and developed countries. Interventions included vitamins, trace elements, and combinations of these. Primary outcomes were morbidity and mortality. Secondary outcomes included CD4 and CD8 counts, and viral lo...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Carnitine supplementation for preterm infants with recurrent apnea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Apnea of prematurity is a common problem in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care setting (NICU). Recurrent apnea episodes are correlated with adverse neurological development in this population. Carnitine deficiency has been shown to be associ...
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Zinc supplementation for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diabetes mellitus is associated with long-term complications, especially eye, kidney, nerve, heart and blood vessel disease. Type 2 diabetes is mainly characterised by a reduced ability of the hormone insulin to stimulate glucose uptake in body fat and ...
Date:   Nov 2006
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:   Magnesium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review examined whether taking magnesium supplements could be recommended for treating adults with high blood pressure from no known cause. It reviewed 12 trials enrolling 545 people, which compared magnesium supplementation with a dummy drug (plac...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review examines whether taking potassium supplements can be recommended for treating adults with high blood pressure from no known cause. The results of the trials varied a lot: some trials found potassium lowered blood pressure much more than a du...
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Calcium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It reviewed 13 trials enrolling 485 people, which compared calcium supplementation with placebo or no treatment, and measured blood pressure 8 to 15 weeks later. On average, people receiving extra calcium achieved slightly lower systolic blood pressure ...
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:   Multicomponent fortified human milk for promoting growth in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born at full term (40 weeks) get all their nutritional needs from breast milk. Babies born early (preterm) have different needs and grow very rapidly. Those fed breast milk may need extra supplements. The review of trials found evidence that ad...
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Inositol for depressive disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Inositol is a nutritional supplement that has been suggested as a treatment for depressive disorders. The reviewers found the current evidence is unclear whether or not inositol is of benefit in the treatment of depression. There are ongoing studies tha...
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Vitamin E for neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Having to take antipsychotic drugs for long periods of time can cause repetitive movements - often of the face and mouth. These are disfiguring and do not necessarily cease once medication is reduced or changed. Vitamin E has been evaluated for treating...
Date:   Aug 2001
Title:   Vitamin E for intermittent claudication
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intermittent claudication is a cramping pain, brought on by exercise and relieved by rest, that is caused by an inadequate blood flow to the calf and leg muscles. It is a symptom of atherosclerosis, a disease where fatty deposits build up in the arterie...
Date:   Nov 1997
Title:   Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Treatments for cancer can cause severe ulcers (sores) in the mouth. These can be painful and slow to heal. Options include taking tablets, using a mouthwash, or different ways of coping, before and during the cancer treatment. The review found weak and ...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Vitamin E for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin E is a dietary compound with antioxidant properties involved in scavenging free radicals. Laboratory and animal studies have pointed towards a possible role for Vitamin E in the prevention and management of cognitive impairment. To date only one...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Thiamine for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in people at risk from alcohol abuse
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Alcohol abuse is an important but not an exclusive cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Although WKS is reasonably well defined and known to cause significant mortality and morbidity, the optimal treatment strategy is not clear. The role of thiamine in...
Date:   Nov 2003
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