Vitamin-mineral supplements and intelligence

Benton, David

doi:10.1079/pns19920043

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“…Our study used a large sample of children and had a good response rate to the supplement questions. In 1992 and 1993 nutritional supplements received widespread media attention in the UK as a result of the publication of several studies looking at the effects of supplements on non-verbal intelligence in schoolchildren (Benton, 1992;Nelson, 1992) and this may have had an in¯uence on parental awareness and interest in the use of supplements at this time.…”

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The use of nutritional supplements by 4–12 year olds in England and Scotland

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Objective: To determine the levels of and factors associated with the use of nutritional supplements by children participating in the National Study of Health and Growth (NSHG). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Fifty-six study areas in England and Scotland. Subjects: Fifteen thousand, two hundred and seventy ®ve children aged between 4 and 12 y. Interventions: Parental completion of a self-administered questionnaire on the child's health, social background and supplement use. Height, weight and skinfold measurements. Results: An 88% response rate to the supplement question, 15.9% of responders reported using a supplement. Multivitamins were the most commonly consumed supplement (84%) with 52% taking a supplement daily. Younger children, those whose mothers reached further education, whose fathers were in non-manual occupations or who lived in the Midlands or South were signi®cantly more likely to use a supplement, as were children from smaller families or whose parents were non-smokers. There was no signi®cant association between supplement use and sex, height, birthweight, length of gestation, father's education, number of parents in the home or vegetarianism. Signi®cant differences were found in the use of supplements between the ethnic origin groups. Children of Afro-Caribbean, Asian or other origin were more likely to take a supplement compared to white English and Scottish groups. There were differences in the type of supplements used with Afro-Caribbean and other origin children using more cod liver oil. Conclusion:We support the ®ndings of other studies which show that children with the least need for supplements as de®ned by socio-economic variables are more likely to receive them and suggest that cultural background is also an important factor in in¯uencing supplement use.

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The use of nutritional supplements by 4–12 year olds in England and Scotland

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“…Benton 49 marshalled the evidence that very often the first symptoms associated with a sub-clinical intake of a micro-nutrient are usually psychological. There is a series of double-blind placebo controlled studies that report, in at least some of the population, that micronutrient supplementation is associated with better mood [44][45][46][47] but also memory, attention and scores on intelligence tests.…”

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The effects of nutrients on mood

Benton

Donohoe²

1999

Public Health Nutr.

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“…The present study aimed to extend this observation by exclusively considering the administration of thiamine, while monitoring mood, and extending the observations to the study of memory and other measures of cognitive functioning. Benton (1992) marshalled the evidence that very often the first symptoms associated with a sub-clinical intake of a micro-nutrient are psychological. There is a series of double-blind placebo controlled studies that report, in at least some of the population, that micronutrient supplementation is associated with better mood (Heseker et al 1990;Smidt et al 1991;Benton et al 1995b), increased scores on intelligence tests (Botez et al 1984; Benton and Roberts 1988;Benton and Buts 1990;Benton and Cook 1991;Schoenthaler et al 1991a,b), better memory (Bonke and Nickel 1989;Deijen et al 1992), attention (Benton and Cook 1991) and eye-hand coordination (Bonke and Nickel 1989).…”

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Thiamine supplementation mood and cognitive functioning

1997

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One hundred and twenty young adult females took either a placebo or 50 mg thiamine, each day for 2 months. Before and after taking the tablets, mood, memory and reaction times were monitored. An improvement in thiamine status was associated with reports of being more clearheaded, composed and energetic. The taking of thiamine had no influence on memory but reaction times were faster following supplementation. These influences took place in subjects whose thiamine status, according to the traditional criterion, was adequate.

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Vitamin-mineral supplements and intelligence

Cited by 34 publications

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The use of nutritional supplements by 4–12 year olds in England and Scotland

The use of nutritional supplements by 4–12 year olds in England and Scotland

The effects of nutrients on mood

Thiamine supplementation mood and cognitive functioning

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