The effects of supplementary multivitamins on stress
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Authors
Southgate, H. M. A. (Hilary Mildred Annette)
Issue Date
1998-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Stress reduction , Stress management , Multivitamin complex with calcium and Magnesium , Vitamin and mineral supplement , Nutritional supplement , Diet , Vitamin benefits , Placebo effect , Healthy lifestyle , Health practices
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Abstract
This study was undertaken with the objective of assessing whether the ingestion of a Multivitamin
Complex with Calcium and Magnesium would be efficacious in reducing stress. Tlrree hundred
subjects who were suffering from stress were selected in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal, South
Africa. The selection was based on a stress questionnaire. The subjects took a battery of tests
and questionnaires to assess the level ofthe stress they were experiencing. A 30 day supply of
effeiVescent tablets was given to all subjects - half placebos and half the vitamin supplement.
These were randomly allocated. At the end of30 days a further battery oftests were
administered. The results were statistically analysed. It was found that both the placebo and the
vitamin supplement proved beneficial but the Multivitamin Complex with Calcium and Magnesium
had a greater effect in reducing and helping to manage stress.
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Citation
Southgate, H. M. A. (Hilary Mildred Annette) (1998) The effects of supplementary multivitamins on stress, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16089>