Supplementation en vitamines et Mineraux

Change A, Potier De Courcy G, Boisson F, Guilland JC, Barbe F, Perrin MO, Christides JP, Rabhi K, Pfister M, Galan P, Hercberg S, and Nicolas JP (2000b) 5,10-Meth-ylenetetrahydrofolate reductase common mutations, folate status and plasma homocysteine in healthy French adults of the Supplementation en Vitamines et Mineraux Antioxydants (SU.VI.MAX) cohort. British Journal of Nutrition 84, 891-6. 

To date only three large-scale trials are testing vitamin C in the prevention or treatment of CVD. The Supplementation en Vitamines et Mineraux Antioxidants trial is testing a mixture of antioxidant vitamins and minerals (120 mg vitamin C, 6.0 mg P-carotene, 15 mg a-tocopherol, 100 xg selenium, and 20 mg zinc, daily)... 

The Supplementation en Vitamines et Mineraux AntioXydants Study (SU.VI.MAX) has taken account of many of these issues in its design. This is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial testing the efficacy of supplementation among more than 12000 healthy men and women over an 8-year period with a cocktail of antioxidant vitamins (120 mg vitamin C, 30 mg vitamin E, and 6 mg /3-carotene) and minerals (100 pg selenium and 20 mg zinc) at doses achievable by diet (approximately one to three times the daily recommended... 

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