id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-016130-5q9ufu28 Linday, Linda A. Nutritional Supplements and Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Young Children in the United States 2010-12-17 .txt text/plain 11336 528 47 Our clinical research demonstrates that daily supplementation with a flavored cod liver oil (which meets European purity standards) and a children's multivitamin-mineral with trace metals, including Se, can decrease morbidity from upper respiratory tract illnesses, otitis media, and sinusitis in young children living in the United States. This chapter discusses the role of essential fatty acids, vitamins, and trace metals in the pathophysiology of inflammation; reviews our clinical research on the use of a lemon-flavored cod liver oil (which meets European purity standards) and a children's chewable multivitamin-mineral with Se for the prevention and adjunctive treatment of these disorders; reviews the history of cod liver oil, including its importance in the discovery of vitamin D and the anti-infective properties of vitamin A; and discusses the current clinical use of these supplements. ./cache/cord-016130-5q9ufu28.txt ./txt/cord-016130-5q9ufu28.txt