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Multivitamin Use Not Linked to Mortality Benefit in U.S. Adults
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Multivitamin (MV) use is not associated with mortality benefit among U.S. adults, according to a study published online June 26 in JAMA Network Open. Erikka Loftfield,...
Study Finds Multivitamins Won't Help You Live Longer
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – A full third of American adults take multivitamins, despite prior studies suggesting they do little to boost health. Now, a study involving almost 400,000 people finds...
Vitamin D Suggested for Children, Seniors, Those With High-Risk Prediabetes
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – Empiric vitamin D supplementation is suggested for those aged 1 to 18 years, those older than 75 years, those who are pregnant, and those with high-risk prediabetes,...
Probiotic, Vitamin D Supplementation Tied to Benefits With Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Supplementation with probiotics and vitamin D may have beneficial effects on cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia, according to a study published online April...
Do You Need to Take Supplements If You Eat a Healthy Diet?
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Vitamin supplements are a big business, with Americans spending roughly $45 billion out of more than $177 billion worldwide on pills, gummies and powders meant to boost...
Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements May Reduce Cancer Mortality in Long Term
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – For postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplements may reduce cancer mortality and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after more than 20 years of...
Vitamin D Plus Calcium: Good News, Bad News for Older Women
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – Women who've gone through menopause and hope that supplemental vitamin D plus calcium might shield them from disease may be disappointed by new data. A follow-up analysis...
Dietary Thiamine Has J-Shaped Association With Cognitive Decline
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – For older individuals, dietary thiamine intake has a J-shaped association with cognitive decline, with an inflection point of 0.68 mg/day, according to a study published...
Cognitive Benefits Seen for Daily Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Daily multivitamin-mineral (MVM) supplementation yields cognitive benefits, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....
Daily Multivitamin Might Help Aging Brains
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – A daily multivitamin could help people keep their brains healthy as they age, a new trial finds. Results suggest taking multivitamins could help prevent memory loss and...
Be Sure to Get Enough of the 'Sunshine Vitamin' This Winter
SATURDAY, Jan. 13, 2024 – In the middle of winter when sunshine can be hard to come by, it's tough to get enough vitamin D, but one expert has some advice. “Vitamin D is well known to support bone h...
Many Women Have Marginal, Low Vitamin Levels Preconception
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Many women appear to have marginal or low concentrations of folate, riboflavin, vitamin B12, or vitamin D during preconception, according to a study published online Dec. 5...
ESC: Treating Iron Deficiency May Not Aid Heart Failure Patients
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Ferric carboxymaltose does not improve a hierarchical composite outcome of death, heart failure hospitalizations, and exercise function in ambulatory patients with heart...
Do Fish Oil Supplements Really Boost Your Health?
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Stroll past the supplements in any drugstore and you’ll find broad claims about fish oil helping everything from heart and brain health, to joints, eyes and immune systems. ...
AHA News: Get Past Its Spines and Reap Health Benefits From the Prickly Pear Cactus
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Covered in menacing needlelike spines, the prickly pear cactus demands to be treated with care. In return, it will reward you with a juicy...
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