2015
Effect of Zinc & Multiple Micronutrient Supplements on Growth in Tanzanian Children
Locks L, Manji K, McDonald C, Kupka R, Kisenge R, Aboud S, Wang M, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W, Duggan C. Effect of Zinc & Multiple Micronutrient Supplements on Growth in Tanzanian Children. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.729.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDouble-blind clinical trialBlind clinical trialMultiple micronutrient supplementsAge 6 weeksRate of underweightRisk of mortalityGrowth of infantsAge z-scorePoor child growthMonths of ageRates of stuntingMedian complianceTanzanian infantsMultivitamin supplementsClinical trialsMicronutrient supplementsDaily zincMean changeGrowth falteringTanzanian childrenEarly infancyMultivitaminsZ-scoreUnderweightInfants
2007
Vitamins and Perinatal Outcomes Among HIV-Negative Women in Tanzania
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Urassa W, Hertzmark E, Petraro P, Willett W, Spiegelman D. Vitamins and Perinatal Outcomes Among HIV-Negative Women in Tanzania. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2007, 62: 561-563. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000279296.97522.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birth weightGestational age infantsHIV-negative womenMultivitamin groupBirth weightRelative riskPlacebo groupPreterm birthFetal deathGestational ageMultivitamin supplementsPregnant womenMicronutrient statusDouble-blind trialFolic acidMean birth weightSimilar baseline characteristicsWeeks gestational ageConfidence intervalsPrenatal vitamin supplementationHigher hemoglobin levelsPlacebo recipientsMaternal anemiaPerinatal outcomesBaseline characteristics
2005
Pregnancy Increases BMI in Adolescents of a Population-Based Birth Cohort 1 2
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ. Pregnancy Increases BMI in Adolescents of a Population-Based Birth Cohort 1 2. Journal Of Nutrition 2005, 135: 938-944. PMID: 15795466, DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyMultivitamin supplementsPregnant womenHIV-negative pregnant womenDaily multivitamin supplementEarly childhood infectionsAdverse pregnancy outcomesHIV disease progressionHIV-1 infectionAdequate dietary intakeEfficacy of vitaminAdverse health outcomesFurther studiesLow-cost interventionMo of ageUninfected childrenHIV diseasePregnancy outcomesPregnant HIVHIV infectionChildhood infectionsRandomized trialsNutritional interventionDietary intakeDisease progression
2004
A Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Wei R, Kapiga S, Villamor E, Mwakagile D, Mugusi F, Hertzmark E, Essex M, Hunter DJ. A Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 351: 23-32. PMID: 15229304, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa040541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin AHIV diseaseMultivitamin supplementsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseasePlacebo-controlled trialHIV disease progressionStage 4 diseaseLow viral loadHigher CD4Antiretroviral therapyPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency syndromeRandomized trialsViral loadPregnant womenDisease progressionRelative riskObservational studyDaily supplementCell countEnd pointMicronutrient statusMultivitaminsDiseaseProgressionEffect of Prenatal Vitamin Supplementation on Lower-Genital Levels of HIV Type 1 and Interleukin Type 1β at 36 Weeks of Gestation
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Antelman G, Xu C, Hertzmark E, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Anderson D. Effect of Prenatal Vitamin Supplementation on Lower-Genital Levels of HIV Type 1 and Interleukin Type 1β at 36 Weeks of Gestation. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 38: 716-722. PMID: 14986257, DOI: 10.1086/381673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1HIV-1-infected pregnant womenVitamin AHIV-1-infected womenType 1Human immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Genital HIV-1Prenatal multivitamin supplementsHIV-1 transmissionCervicovaginal lavage specimensHIV Type 1HIV-1 infectionLower genital tractWeeks of gestationPrenatal vitamin supplementationUse of vitaminsVirus type 1Lack of effectPregnancy outcomesVaginal inflammationViral sheddingVitamin supplementationMultivitamin supplementsPregnant women
2003
Effect of Providing Vitamin Supplements to Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected, Lactating Mothers on the Child's Morbidity and CD4+ Cell Counts
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Wei R, Spiegelman D, Antelman G, Villamor E, Manji K, Hunter D. Effect of Providing Vitamin Supplements to Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected, Lactating Mothers on the Child's Morbidity and CD4+ Cell Counts. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 36: 1053-1062. PMID: 12684919, DOI: 10.1086/374223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivitamin armCell countVitamin AHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Placebo-controlled trialCells/microLHIV-negative childrenHIV-positive childrenHuman immunodeficiency virusChildren of womenRapid respiratory rateVirus type 1Low-cost interventionEffect of supplementationMaternal receiptMean CD4Immunodeficiency virusMultivitamin supplementsChild morbidityChild healthVitamin supplementsLower riskRespiratory rateType 1
2001
Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women
Zhang SM, Hernán MA, Olek MJ, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women. Neurology 2001, 57: 75-80. PMID: 11445631, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.1.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of MSVitamin EVitamin CLarge cohortSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireRecent case-control studyAssociation of intakeMultivariate relative riskVitamin C intakeFood frequency questionnaireIntake of carotenoidsIntake of fruitsDietary vitamin CTotal energy intakeDietary vitamin E.Case-control studyLutein/zeaxanthinCases of MSFrequency questionnaireC intakeMS riskMultivitamin supplementsAntioxidant nutrientsHighest quintileLowest quintile