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BURNS, WOUND HEALING - Antioxidants, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc, Vitamins, Minerals

In a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study involving 32 burn patients, supplementation with an antioxidant mixture containing vitamin C (1.5 times upper intake level), vitamin E (1.35 times upper intake level), and zinc (2.0 times RDA) for 7 days starting the second day after being admitted to the hospital, time of wound healing was lower among subjects receiving supplementation, as compared to controls. These results suggest that patients admitted to the hospital with burns may reduce the time of wound healing by supplementing with antioxidants such as vitamins C, E, and zinc

Reference:
"Supplementation of Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and Zinc Attenuates Oxidative Stress in Burned Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study," Barbosa E, Faintuch J, et al, J Burn Care Res, 2009 Aug 17; [Epub ahead of print]. (Address: Postgraduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil).
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