Background It is unclear whether maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and
lactation improves fetal and infant growth in regions where vitamin D deficiency is common. …

Background: Results of randomized controlled trials evaluating zinc for the treatment of the
common cold are conflicting. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for bone health and may influence the risks of respiratory
illness, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and chronic diseases of adulthood. Because many …

Thiamine is an essential micronutrient that plays a key role in energy metabolism. Many
populations worldwide may be at risk of clinical or subclinical thiamine deficiencies, due to …

Objectives To estimate the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on 11
maternal and 27 neonatal/infant outcomes; to determine frequencies at which trial outcome data …

Inadequate nutrition and acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) are overlapping and
interrelated health problems affecting children in developing countries. Based on a critical review …

Dietary calcium deficiency is considered to be widespread globally, with published estimates
suggesting that approximately half of the world's population has inadequate access to …

Background. Polymorphisms in the gene that encodes the vitamin D receptor (VDR) may
influence the host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Methods. In a Peruvian …

To investigate associations of 2 vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and acute
lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI),wecompared 56 young children hospitalized with ALRI …

Background Routine zinc supplementation is a potential intervention for the prevention of
acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in developing countries. However, discrepant findings …