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Vitamin A supplementation endorsed by meta-analysis. |
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Deaths from infectious disease are rare in high income countries. However, in middle and low income countries millions of children die every year from infectious diseases such as diarrhoea. A large meta-analysis published in the BMJ provides robust evidence for the use of Vitamin A supplementation to reduce these deaths.
All cause mortality was reduced by 24% in those children taking vitamin A supplementation and the authors conclude that further placebo controlled trials of vitamin A supplementation in children between 6 and 59 months of age are not required. Link to Paper |
