The Following Table provides a comparison of various
dietary supplement formulas which are advocated by various researchers
and manufacturers for Down's syndrome. Compared to each other and to
the RDA, the RNI, the average dietary intake of vitamins in the UK, and to
the Harrel (Megavitamin) formula.
Euro-TNS is the latest addition and is formulated in the UK in collaboration
with the DSRF, we do not sell the product.
Disclaimer: Medical researchers should
verify this data for before using it.
Parents should seek the support of their doctor if they intend to use any of
these therapies.
| Ingredients |
Version Two EURO-TNS Adult dose |
MSB+ Version 6 Adult dose |
NutriVene D Adult dose |
Warner House Hap-Caps Amount per 4 capsules |
RDA |
UK RNI's Average Reference Nutrient Intake for children 4 months to 4 years. |
UK The average adult diet provides Men (Women) |
Megavitamins (Harrel) |
| Vit. A (from dry fish oils) | 3000 iu | 3000 iu | 3000
iu |
0 | 3000 iu (2664iu) | 1200 iu | 6000 iu (5300) iu | 15000 |
| Vit. A (from Beta
carotene) Safe form of Vit A. is Beta carotene |
6000 iu | 2000 iu | 5000
iu |
8000
iu |
2000 iu | |||
| Vit. B1 (Thiamin HCl) | 45
mg |
45 mg | 45
mg |
25
mg |
1.5 mg (1.4 mg) | 0.3 mg | 1.9 (1.56) mg | 300 mg |
| Vit. B2 (Riboflavin) | 45
mg |
45 mg | 45
mg |
25
mg |
1.7 mg (1.6 mg) | 0.5 mg | 2.24 (1.89) mg | 200 mg |
| Vit. B3 (Niacin 56mg ) | 125 mg | 125 mg | 125
mg |
25
mg |
20 mg (18 mg) | 5 mg | 42 (31) mg | 750 mg |
| Vit. B5 (Calcium Pantothenate) | 150 mg | 150 mg | 45
mg |
100
mg |
10 mg (6 mg) | 5.1 (5.1) mg | 450 mg | |
| Vit. B6 (Pyridoxine) | 45
mg |
45 mg | 35
mg |
25
mg |
2 mg (2 mg) | 0.4 mg | 2.6 (3.5) mg | 350 mg |
| Vit. B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 100 mcg | 100 mg | 90
mg |
5
mg |
6 mcg (1 mcg) | 0.4 mcg | 7.7 (5.9) mcg | |
| Paba (Para -aminobenzoic acid) | 0 | 75 mg | 75
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Biotin | 200 mcg | 200 mcg | 200
mcg |
100
mg |
*** (150 mcg) | |||
| Folic acid | 600 mcg |
1 mg |
400 mcg |
200 mcg | 400 mcg (200 mcg) | 332 (224) mcg | 400 mcg | |
| Folinic acid | 400 mcg |
0 | 400 mcg |
0 | ||||
| Inosital | 0 | 75 mg | 75
mg |
20
mg |
*** | |||
| Vit. C (mixed mineral .) | 600 mg | 600 mg | 1000
mg |
400
mg |
*** (60 mg) | 26 mg | 77.9 (81.8) mg | |
| Bioflavinoids | 180 mg | 45 mg |
150 mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Vit. D3 (from dry fish oils) | 60
iu |
120 iu |
200 iu |
132 iu |
400 iu (200iu) | 7.4 mcg | 300 iu | |
| Vit. E
(d-alpha..) Natural form |
600
iu |
200 iu |
400 iu |
132
iu |
30 iu (15 iu) | 3.75 iu | 8.3(8.3) mg | 600 iu |
| Zinc | 25
mg |
15 mg |
20
mg |
100 mcg | 15 mg (15 mg) | 4.8 mg | 11.7 (8.7) mg | 30 mg |
| Iron | 0 | 2.7 mg | 0 | 20
mg |
18 mg (14 mg) | 6.7 mg | 14.5 (12.9) mg | 7.5 mg |
| Selenium | 100 mcg | 75 mcg |
90 mcg |
30
mcg |
*** | 12 mcg | 25 to 130 mcg | |
| Chromium | 100 mcg | 100 mcg | 75
mcg |
30
mcg |
*** | |||
| Calcium | 180 mg | 180 mg | 100 mg |
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| Magnesium | 180 mg | 180 mg | 150
mg |
100
mg |
400 mg (300 mg) | 75 mg | 336 (250) mg | 300 mg |
| Manganese | 1
mg |
2.7 mg | 1.5
mg |
500 mcg | *** | 4.6 to 5.4 mg | 3 mg | |
| Molybdenum | 80 mcg | 75 mg | 75
mcg |
300 mcg | *** | |||
| Iodine | 9
mcg |
9 mcg | 7
mcg |
0 | 150 mcg (150 mcg) | 63 mcg | 251 (184) mcg | 144 mcg |
| Potassium | 30
mg |
29.72 mg | 15
mg |
20
mg |
*** | 765 mcg | 3.3 (2.6) mg | |
| Copper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 mcg | 2 mg | 0.33 mg | 1.82 (1.31) mg | 1.75 mg |
| Other
Ingredients |
Version Two EURO-TNS Adult dose |
MSB+ Version 6 Adult dose |
NutriVene D Adult dose |
Warner House Hap-Caps Amount per 4 capsules |
RDA |
UK RNI's Average Reference Nutrient Intake for children 4 months to 4 years. |
UK The average adult diet provides Men (Women) |
Range
seen in studies |
| L-Methionione | 150 mg | 150 mg | 150
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| L-Cysteine | 75
mg |
75 mg | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| L-Ornithine | 75
mg |
75 mg | 100
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| L-Taurine | 0 | 200 mg | 200
mg |
16
mg |
*** | |||
| L-Proline | 0 | 100 mg | 100
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| L-Serine | 200 mg | 200 mg | 150
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| LTyrosine | 75
mg |
75 mg |
100 mg |
440
mg |
*** | |||
| L-Phenalynine | 75 mg | 75 mg | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| L-Histidine | 0 | 0 |
25 mg |
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| Lysine | 0 | 75 mg | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| Alpha-ketoglutaric acid | 300 mg | 600 mg | 500
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Acetyl- l- carnitine | 125 mg | 50 mg | 45
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Alpha Lipoic acid | 120 mg | 30 mg | 45
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Coenzyme Q10 | 60 mg | ?? mg |
30 mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Glutamic acid HCL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| L-Glutathion | 75
mg |
35 mg | 150
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Glutermine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300
mg |
||||
| DMAE (dimethyllaminoethanol) | 20
mg |
95 mg | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| Trimethylaminoethanol | 20
mg |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Trimethylglycine (Betaine) | 300 mg | 0 |
500 mg |
0 | ||||
| Grape seed
(Vitaflaven) |
40
mg |
0 | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| Bilberry extract | 40
mg |
0 | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| Vigor Flavor mix | 0 | 62 mg | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Natural fruit flavouring | QS | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Betain HCL | 0 | 100 mg | 60
mg |
7.2
mg |
*** | |||
| Inosital | 0 | 75 mg |
76 mg |
0 | ||||
| Bromelain | 0 | 4.5 mg | 5
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Papain | 0 | 4.5 mg | 5
mg |
7.2
mg |
*** | |||
| L-Citrolin | 0 | 0 | 70
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Choline Dihydrogenate Citrate | 500 mg | 0 | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| Choline Bitartrate | 0 | 0 |
800 mg |
|||||
| Choline Dihydrogen | 0 | 165 mg | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Citrate | 0 | 100 mg | 0 | 0 | ||||
| L-Histidine | 0 | 0 | 25
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| L-Tryptophan | 0 | 0 | 50
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Pancreatic Enzymes | 0 | 30 mg | 50
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Pancreatin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2
mg |
*** | |||
| Ox bile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
mg |
*** | |||
| Quertin Bioflavinoid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24
mg |
*** | |||
| Night Time Supplement Taken before bedtime without food | ||||||||
| L-Serine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | *** | |||
| L-Ornithine | 0 | 0 | 150
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| L-Tryptophan | 0 | 0 | 125
mg |
0 | *** | |||
| Vit. B6 | 0 | 0 | 2.5
mg |
0 | *** | |||
RDA
= Recommended Daily Allowance USA (UK)
*** = No Established RDA