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Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

British medical journal, 2017
Objectives To assess the overall effect of vitamin D supplementation on risk of acute respiratory tract infection, and to identify factors modifying this effect.
A. Martineau, David A. Jolliffe, R. Hooper, L. Greenberg, J. Aloia, P. Bergman, G. Dubnov-Raz, S. Esposito, D. Ganmaa, A. Ginde, E. Goodall, C. Grant, C. Griffiths, W. Janssens, I. Laaksi, S. Manaseki-Holland, D. Mauger, D. Murdoch, R. Neale, J. Rees, S. Simpson, I. Stelmach, G. Kumar, M. Urashima, C. Camargo   +24 more
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Vitamin D and Stroke: Effects on Incidence, Severity, and Outcome and the Potential Benefits of Supplementation

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Vitamin D serum level has been positively associated with improved cardiovascular health, especially with reduction of stroke risk. This systemic review summarizes and synthesizes findings from studies relevant to the relationship between vitamin D and ...
Keerthi Yarlagadda, Nicholas Ma, Sylvain Doré, Sylvain Doré   +3 more
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The effects of maternal and infant vitamin A supplementation on vitamin A status: a randomised trial in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2007
Postpartum vitamin A supplementation of mothers and infants is recommended, but the efficacy has been questioned. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Kenyan mother-infant pairs were randomised to maternal vitamin A (400,000 IU) or placebo 0 ...
D. L. Mwaniki, Marshall, T, Tedstone, A.E., Alusala, D., Luoba, A, Ayah, R.A., Magnussen, Pascal, Tedstone, AE, D. Alusala, Michaelsen, KF, Michaelsen, Kim Fleischer, Friis, H, Mwaniki, DL, Luoba, A., K. F. Michaelsen, P. Kaestel, Magnussen, P, A. Luoba, Alusala, D, R. A. Ayah, A. E. Tedstone, Friis, Henrik, Kaestel, P, Marshall, T., P. Magnussen, Ayah, RA, H. Friis, Mwaniki, D.L., T. Marshall, Kæstel, Pernille   +29 more
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Efficacy of Early Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation in Reducing Mortality During Infancy in Ghana, India and Tanzania: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]

, 2012
Vitamin A supplementation of 6-59 month old children is currently recommended by the World Health Organization based on evidence that it reduces mortality.
Honorati Masanja, Fontaine Olivier, Bahl, Rajiv, Dube Brinda, Rajiv Bahl, Oleary Maureen, Taneja, Sunita, Fawzi Wafaie, Msham Salum, Martines Jose, NEOVITA Study Author Group, Kirkwood, BR, Bhandari, Nita, Oleary, M, Sam Newton, Salum Msham, Newton Sam, Bhandari, N, Brinda Dube, Bahl, R, Emily Smith, Dube, Brinda, Fawzi, W, Mazumder, S, Sarmila Mazumder, Oleary, Maureen, Shannon, C, Kirkwood Betty R, Betty R Kirkwood, Martines, J, Taneja Sunita, Msham, Salum, Jose Martines, Masanja, H, null null, Olivier Fontaine, Msham, S, Mazumder, Sarmila, Fontaine, O, Nita Bhandari, Edmond, Karen, Ruben, Julia, Sunita Taneja, Kaur Jasmine, Wafaie Fawzi, Smith, E, Masanja Honorati, Taneja, S, Ruben Julia, Yoshida, Sachiyo, Bhandari Nita, Karen Edmond, Caitlin Shannon, Fontaine, Olivier, Smith Emily, Maureen Oleary, Kaur, Jasmine, Ruben, J, Julia Ruben, Fawzi, Wafaie, Newton, S, Newton, Sam, Edmond Karen, Mazumder Sarmila, Martines, Jose, Kirkwood, Betty R., Kirkwood, Betty R, Bahl Rajiv, Jasmine Kaur, Shannon Caitlin, Edmond, K, Sachiyo Yoshida, Masanja, Honorati, Shannon, Caitlin, Smith, Emily, Dube, B, Yoshida, S, Kaur, J, Yoshida Sachiyo   +78 more
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Utilização de semente de linhaça (Linum usitatissimum) na dieta de vacas leiteiras: Revisão

Pubvet, 2018
A utilização de lipídios na dieta de vacas leiteiras é amplamente difundida na produção animal, visto que estes possuem grande capacidade de auxiliar na recuperação do estresse durante o pós-parto, onde os animais estão em condição corporal deficiente ...
Marcio Gregório Rojas dos Santos, Pedro Gustavo Loesia Lima, Rodrigo Carvalho Ferreira, Marcus Vinícius Morais de Oliveira   +3 more
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Socio-Demographic and Knowledge-Related Determinants of Vitamin D Supplementation in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of an Educational Intervention

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Vitamin D is a pro-hormone, essential for musculo-skeletal health, normal immune system, and numerous other body functions. Vitamin D deficiency is considered as a risk factor in many conditions, and there is growing evidence of its potential role in the
Katja Žmitek, Katja Žmitek, Maša Hribar, Maša Hribar, Živa Lavriša, Hristo Hristov, Anita Kušar, Igor Pravst, Igor Pravst, Igor Pravst   +9 more
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Creatine Supplementation and Brain Health

Nutrients, 2021
There is a robust and compelling body of evidence supporting the ergogenic and therapeutic role of creatine supplementation in muscle. Beyond these well-described effects and mechanisms, there is literature to suggest that creatine may also be beneficial
H. Roschel, B. Gualano, Sergej M. Ostojic, Eric S Rawson   +3 more
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Factors that affect the adoption and maintenance of weekly vitamin A supplementation among women in Ghana. [PDF]

, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To identify regimen, individual, community and cultural factors that affect adoption and adherence to weekly vitamin A supplementation in Ghana.
Adjei, Eunice, Kendall, Carl, Arthur, Paul, Hill, Zelee, Agyemang, Charlotte Tawiah, Kirkwood, Betty   +5 more
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A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017
Objective We performed a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression to determine if dietary protein supplementation augments resistance exercise training (RET)-induced gains in muscle mass and strength.
Robert W Morton, Kevin T. Murphy, Sean Mckellar, B. Schoenfeld, Menno Henselmans, Eric R. Helms, Alan A Aragon, M. Devries, L. Banfield, J. Krieger, Stuart M Phillips   +10 more
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The Potential Impact of Zinc Supplementation on COVID-19 Pathogenesis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
During the current corona pandemic, new therapeutic options against this viral disease are urgently desired. Due to the rapid spread and immense number of affected individuals worldwide, cost-effective, globally available, and safe options with minimal ...
I. Wessels, B. Rolles, L. Rink
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