Table 1 Summary of randomized, controlled trials of the impact of nutritional interventions on infections in the non-hospitalized population
From: Nutritional therapy and infectious diseases: a two-edged sword
Intervention | Effect | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Zinc supplementation | No effect on common colds | 11 |
Zinc supplementation | reduced infection incidence in sickle cell patients | 12 |
Zinc and selenium supplementation | Reduced infection incidence | 18 |
Vitamin and mineral supplementation | Reduced infection incidence in type II diabetics only | 13 |
Vitamin and mineral supplementation | Reduced infection incidence | 17 |
Multivitamin supplements | No effect on infection incidence | 14 |
Multivitamin supplements | No effect on pneumonia incidence | 15 |
Vitamin E supplements | Reduced URI rate, no effect on lower respiratory tract rate | 16 |
Vitamin C therapy or supplements | No effect on common cold unless used in hypothermic conditions | 26 |
Cranberry juice | Reduced incidence of bacteriuria | 29, 30 |
Yogurt | Reduced diarrhea incidence in adults taking antibiotics | 32 |
Yogurt | No effect on diarrhea incidence | 33 |
Lactobacilli | Reduced incidence of diarrhea in children | 34–36 |
Lactobacilli | No effect on diarrhea incidence in adults | 37 |