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Dietary supplementation with vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids reduced antisocial behaviour in young adult prisoners

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.8.2.53

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    (2002) Br J Psychiatry 181, 22. Gesch CB, Hammond SM, Hampson SE, et al.. Influence of supplementary vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids on the antisocial behaviour of young adult prisoners. Randomised, placebo-controlled trial.. ;. :. –8.
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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 …

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    • For correspondence:Mr C B Gesch, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.bernard.gesch{at}physiol.ox.ac.uk

    • Source of funding: Natural Justice. Nutritional supplements supplied by Scotia Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Unigreg Ltd.

    • ↵*See glossary.

    • ↵†Information provided by author.