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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Vitamin E and Increased Skeletal Muscle Mass Index

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 335 (median 335, IQR 335–335) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 2.8 months · IQR 2.8 months–2.8 months · Range 2.8 months–2.8 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Effects of vitamins C and E supplementation combined with 12-week resistance training in older women with sarcopenia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- 2025-08-22
- RCT
- Medicine 104(34)
- - Xu Liu
  - Bo Chen
  - Yutian Jin
  - Feiyan Zhong
  - Yunjuan Zhang
  - Yu Li
  - Yun Zhang
  - Runhong Cui
  - Bing Wu
  - Cui Li
  - Sheng Xu
  - Xiaohong Chen
- PubMed: 40859523
- DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000043976
15 Insights on
- Increased Skeletal Muscle Mass Index
- High evidence
- Clinical
skeletal muscle mass index (Δ = 0.71 vs 0.42 kg/m²; P = .004, d = 0.71)
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
335 mg/d