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Multivitamin/mineral

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By: Sean Moloughney

Editor, Nutraceuticals World

Indication: Infection/quality of life

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine, 2003;138:365-371.

Research: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 130 community-dwelling adults stratified by age (45-65 years) and presence of type II diabetes were studied. Subjects either took a multivitamin and mineral supplement or a placebo daily for one year.

Results: More participants receiving placebo reported an infectious illness over the study year than did participants receiving multivitamin and mineral supplements (73% vs. 43%). Infection-related absenteeism was also higher in the placebo group than in the treatment group (57% vs. 21%). Participants with type II diabetes mellitus accounted for this finding. Among diabetic participants receiving placebo, 93% reported an infection compared with 17% of those receiving supplements. The re­searchers concluded that a multivitamin and mineral supplement reduced the incidence of participant-reported infection and related absenteeism in a sample of participants with type II diabetes mellitus and a high prevalence of sub-clinical macronutrient deficiency.

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