If you’re recommending Red Yeast Rice supplements to patients as a natural alternative for cutting CVD risk, you may be unwittingly putting them at risk, and compromising your clinical credibility.
A daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids may improve quality of life for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a study published recently in Nutrition Journal.
Citicoline, a readily available over-the-counter nutritional supplement may help reduce illicit drug dependency in patients with psychiatric illness, according to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Daily high-dose calcium supplementation may increase seniors’ risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study published last month in JAMA Ophthalmology.
The combination of chondroitin and glucosamine may be as effective as a commonly prescribed NSAID in treating painful knee osteoarthritis, according to data from a large multicenter trial headed by investigators at the University of Maryland.
A widely available and inexpensive form of vitamin B can reduce the risk of some types of skin cancer, according to new research from Australia.
Among its many other known benefits, vitamin D may improve survival among colon cancer patients, according to new research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
B vitamins are widely promoted for the treatment and prevention of many forms of dementia. But new research raises questions about the efficacy of B vitamins for slowing cognitive decline.
Daily supplementation with plant-derived carotenoids can reduce the risk of age-associated macular degeneration, and may also have a role in prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, according to James Stringham, PhD, of the Nutritional Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Georgia, Atlanta.
The Federal RDAs for vitamin D are, “grossly inadequate” for most ordinary people, let alone people with pronounced vitamin D deficiencies, according to a detailed analysis of 3,885 episodes of vitamin D supplementation in over 1,300 individuals.
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