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QUESTION: In young adult prisoners, does supplementation with vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids reduce antisocial behaviour?
Design
Randomised {allocation concealed*}†, blinded (clinicians, participants, outcome assessors, {data collectors, data analysts, and data safety monitoring committee}†),* placebo controlled trial with mean 142 days of follow up.
Setting
{HM Young Offenders Institution, a maximum security institution in Aylesbury, UK}†.
Participants
231 prisoners who were ≥18 years of age {mean age 19 y, 100% men}†. Follow up was 100% for the intention to treat analysis.
Intervention
After stratification for prison wing, participants were allocated to dietary supplementation (n=116) or placebo (n=115). Dietary supplementation consisted of a vitamin and mineral supplement, Forceval, and a fatty acid supplement, Efamol Marine, given in 4 daily capsules …
Footnotes
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For correspondence:Mr C B Gesch, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.bernard.gesch{at}physiol.ox.ac.uk
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Source of funding: Natural Justice. Nutritional supplements supplied by Scotia Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Unigreg Ltd.
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↵†Information provided by author.