Can eating millets help you absorb more vitamins?
Effect of a Millet-based Diet on Micronutrient Status in Adults: A Randomized Pilot Controlled Trial from Delhi, India
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No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 548 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
Publication
Journal
European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety
Year
2026
Authors
C. Pandav, I. Khosla, K. Yadav, Arjun Dang, Binish Jawed, Anindita Das, Aditya Baloni
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Among women aged 18–45 with micronutrient deficiencies, eating millet along with vitamin supplements raises hemoglobin levels compared to their starting point, but does not raise hemoglobin levels more than taking vitamin supplements alone.
Among adults aged 18–45 with low levels of certain vitamins, eating millets instead of regular grains while taking vitamin B12 and D supplements leads to larger increases in blood levels of these vitamins than taking the supplements alone, especially in women.
In adult men with low levels of certain vitamins and iron, adding millet to vitamin supplements for 60 days does not lead to measurably higher levels of vitamin B12, vitamin D, or iron in the blood compared to taking supplements alone, possibly because too few people were studied.
Adding millets to meals in institutions like schools or hospitals, along with standard vitamin supplements, might help improve vitamin B12 and D levels more than supplements alone, especially in women aged 18–45, but it is not yet known how this works biologically.
Among adults aged 18 to 45, thyroid hormone levels were within normal range at the start of the study, so changes in micronutrient levels during the 60-day intervention were not influenced by thyroid issues.