ABSTRACT Introduction Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols have shown significant benefits in multiple areas including early mobilization, improved pain control, and oral intake. Deficient nutritional states may compromise the operative outcomes. Several essential vitamins, e.g., B12, C, D, E, demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties promote wound healing. Given low risk of multivi...

The use of dietary supplement (DS) among the elderly has increased worldwide including Myanmar. This survey research aimed to explore prevalence DS and factors associated with in Yangon, Two hundred were systematically sampled from four wards South Okkalapa Township, Yangon. Face-to-face interviews a structured questionnaire conducted February 2020. Descriptive statistics, chi square test binar...

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which differences in sociodemographic, dietary and lifestyle characteristics exist between users of different types of dietary supplements and supplement non-users. DESIGN We analysed cross-sectional data obtained from self-administered questionnaires completed at baseline by participants in The Tomorrow Project; a prospective cohort study in Alberta, Cana...

BACKGROUND Wasting is a strong independent predictor of mortality in HIV-infected persons. Vitamin supplements delay the disease progression, but their effect on wasting is not known. Data are lacking on the risk factors for wasting in African HIV-infected persons. OBJECTIVES The objectives were to examine the effect of vitamin supplements on wasting in HIV-infected women and to assess the ef...

Main Outcome Measures: Dietary and supplemental calcium intake was assessed at baseline (19951996). Supplemental calcium intake included calcium from multivitamins and individual calcium supplements. Cardiovascular disease deaths were ascertained using the National Death Index. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusted for demographic, lifestyle, and dietary variables wer...

BACKGROUND U.S. nutrition surveys find that intakes of many nutrients fall short of recommendations. The majority of U.S. adults use multivitamins and other dietary supplements as one means of improving nutrient intakes. Some policy makers and health professionals appear reluctant to recommend routine use of dietary supplements to fill nutrient gaps in the diet, in part because they are concern...

BACKGROUND Children with tuberculosis often have underlying nutritional deficiencies. Multivitamin supplementation has been proposed as a means to enhance the health of these children; however, the efficacy of such an intervention has not been examined adequately. METHODS 255 children, aged six weeks to five years, with tuberculosis were randomized to receive either a daily multivitamin suppl...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of multivitamins and mineral supplements in reducing infections in an elderly population. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. DATA SOURCES Medline and other databases. Reference lists of identified articles were inspected for further relevant articles. SELECTION OF STUDIES Trials were included if they evaluate...

One of the most effective factors during pregnancy is nutrition. Multivitamins not only supply mothers' nutrition needs but also affect the health of fetus. On the other hand, weight gain influence the normal health of both the mother and the fetus during the process of pregnancy. The present research intended to investigate the effect of multivitamins on the weight gain of pregnant women with ...

BACKGROUND Results from observational studies suggest that micronutrient status is a determinant of the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. METHODS We enrolled 1078 pregnant women infected with HIV in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to examine the effects of daily supplements of vitamin A (preformed vitamin A and beta carotene), mult...