. "Multivitamin and mineral supplements, particularly vitamin E, have no effects on the incidence and severity of URIs in well-nourished noninstitutionalized older individuals,54 but they may decrease the incidence of common colds in older nursing home residents,55 as well as infectious illnesses and work-related absenteeism in diabetic community-dwelling adults.56 These findings are ascribed to micr" . . . .