Nutritional supplements and infection in the elderly: why do the findings conflict?

Sternberg S, Roberts S.

Nutr J. 2006 Nov 23;5:30.

PMID: 17123445 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles Free article in PMC

Role of multivitamins and mineral supplements in preventing infections in elderly people: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

El-Kadiki A, Sutton AJ.

BMJ. 2005 Apr 16;330(7496):871. Epub 2005 Mar 31. Review. Erratum in: BMJ. 2005 Jul 16;331(7509):142.

PMID: 15805125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles Free article in PMC

Effect of a multivitamin and mineral supplement on infection and quality of life. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Barringer TA, Kirk JK, Santaniello AC, Foley KL, Michielutte R.

Ann Intern Med. 2003 Mar 4;138(5):365-71.

PMID: 12614088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Effect of multivitamin and mineral supplementation on episodes of infection in nursing home residents: a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Liu BA, McGeer A, McArthur MA, Simor AE, Aghdassi E, Davis L, Allard JP.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Jan;55(1):35-42. Erratum in: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Mar;55(3):478.

PMID: 17233683 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

The efficacy and safety of multivitamin and mineral supplement use to prevent cancer and chronic disease in adults: a systematic review for a National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference.

Huang HY, Caballero B, Chang S, Alberg AJ, Semba RD, Schneyer CR, Wilson RF, Cheng TY, Vassy J, Prokopowicz G, Barnes GJ 2nd, Bass EB.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Sep 5;145(5):372-85. Epub 2006 Jul 31. Review.

PMID: 16880453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Use of vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements by participants in a chemoprevention trial.

Sandler RS, Halabi S, Kaplan EB, Baron JA, Paskett E, Petrelli NJ.

Cancer. 2001 Mar 1;91(5):1040-5.

PMID: 11251957 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Multivitamin/mineral supplements and prevention of chronic disease.

Huang HY, Caballero B, Chang S, Alberg A, Semba R, Schneyer C, Wilson RF, Cheng TY, Prokopowicz G, Barnes GJ 2nd, Vassy J, Bass EB.

Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2006 May;(139):1-117. Review.

PMID: 17764205 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Clinical trials of vitamin and mineral supplements for cancer prevention.

Greenwald P, Anderson D, Nelson SA, Taylor PR.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jan;85(1):314S-317S. Review.

PMID: 17209217 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Chronic Disease Prevention.

[No authors listed]

NIH Consens State Sci Statements. 2006 May 15-17;23(2):1-30.

PMID: 17332802 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Effect of multivitamin and multimineral supplementation on cognitive function in men and women aged 65 years and over: a randomised controlled trial.

McNeill G, Avenell A, Campbell MK, Cook JA, Hannaford PC, Kilonzo MM, Milne AC, Ramsay CR, Seymour DG, Stephen AI, Vale LD.

Nutr J. 2007 May 2;6:10.

PMID: 17474991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles Free article in PMC

'Complementary ENT': a systematic review of commonly used supplements.

Karkos PD, Leong SC, Arya AK, Papouliakos SM, Apostolidou MT, Issing WJ.

J Laryngol Otol. 2007 Aug;121(8):779-82. Epub 2006 Nov 24. Review.

PMID: 17125579 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Antiretrovirals for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection.

Volmink J, Siegfried NL, van der Merwe L, Brocklehurst P.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD003510. Review.

PMID: 17253490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Clinical and biochemical effects of nutritional supplementation on the premenstrual syndrome.

Stewart A.

J Reprod Med. 1987 Jun;32(6):435-41.

PMID: 3302251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Persistence of contradicted claims in the literature.

Tatsioni A, Bonitsis NG, Ioannidis JP.

JAMA. 2007 Dec 5;298(21):2517-26.

PMID: 18056905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Multivitamin-multimineral supplements and eye disease: age-related macular degeneration and cataract.

Seddon JM.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jan;85(1):304S-307S. Review.

PMID: 17209215 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

A cost-utility analysis of multivitamin and multimineral supplements in men and women aged 65 years and over.

Kilonzo MM, Vale LD, Cook JA, Milne AC, Stephen AI, Avenell A; MAVIS Trial Group.

Clin Nutr. 2007 Jun;26(3):364-70. Epub 2007 Jan 2.

PMID: 17198742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Clinical trials and observational studies to assess the chronic disease benefits and risks of multivitamin-multimineral supplements.

Prentice RL.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jan;85(1):308S-313S. Review.

PMID: 17209216 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Older adults who use vitamin/mineral supplements differ from nonusers in nutrient intake adequacy and dietary attitudes.

Sebastian RS, Cleveland LE, Goldman JD, Moshfegh AJ.

J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Aug;107(8):1322-32.

PMID: 17659898 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Multivitamin-multimineral supplements: who uses them?

Rock CL.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jan;85(1):277S-279S. Review.

PMID: 17209209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles

Lemon-flavored cod liver oil and a multivitamin-mineral supplement for the secondary prevention of otitis media in young children: pilot research.

Linday LA, Dolitsky JN, Shindledecker RD, Pippenger CE.

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002 Jul;111(7 Pt 1):642-52.

PMID: 12126022 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related Articles