Vitamins and Supplements

Long-term use of dietary supplements may improve C-reactive protein, HDL cholesterol, serum homocysteine, blood pressure, and incidence of diabetes.

Benefits of fish oils may be reduced in obese patients due to high inflammation levels.

Humans operate on a diurnal pattern and need sleep for brain development, physical and mental health, and cognitive function maintenance

Although researchers have conducted no clinical trials to evaluate the vocal benefits of vitamin B12, the singing community at large endorses the energy boosting and anxiety fighting effects of the supplement.

Helping patients choose the best probiotics for their needs: an update

Researchers are learning more about the preconception period and factors that affect the ability to conceive, particularly the use of prescription medication and supplements.

Planning and consuming a diet that meets all of the recommended dietary guidelines for Americans is a challenge for most people.

Hacking the brain to work better and faster has been a hot topic, but research shows that nootropics products may fall short.

Inadequate vitamin D during pregnancy may lead to children having stunted social and motor skills.

Oral vitamin D supplementation, in addition to asthma medications, could reduce the risk of asthma attacks requiring hospital attendance by 50%, according to a recently-published study in The Lancet of Respiratory Medicine.

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Taking massive doses of vitamin C to protect against viruses and diseases may actually have harmful effects.

Intake of omega-3 fatty acids observed to diversify the gut microbiome.

Recently, experimental animal interventions have suggested that folic acid intake that exceeds the recommended dose may increase risk of respiratory disease in offspring.

Dietary supplement use among Americans who are 60 and or older is widespread.

Supplementation of vitamin D cut the risk of serious asthma attacks that require a visit to the hospital or emergency department in half in a recent study.

The FDA is not authorized to review the safety and efficacy of dietary supplement products before they are sold on the market.

Pharmacists need to understand natural health products so that they can counsel patients, answer questions, and advise patients about potential drug interactions.

The B vitamins are a group of related vitamins that maintain cell health and provide energy.

Many drug interaction databases include oral potassium supplements and drugs with anticholinergic activity as a serious interaction.

Two-thirds of the US population had sufficient vitamin D status from 2001 to 2006, according to the CDC.

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a workhorse vitamin.

Diabetes' propensity to cause metabolic derangement is directly responsible for a looming epidemic of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). And left unchecked, DKD can progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).

Fat-soluble vitamin D seems to be the vitamin we talk about most these days. In particular, researchers, clinicians, and pharmacists all have an opinion about whether vitamin D supplementation is necessary or wise.