Before taking supplements, older adults should consider diet, medication, appetite, oral health and blood test results.
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Vitamin D plays an important role in our health.
While sunscreen remains essential, researchers say vitamin B3 may soon join the frontline of skin cancer prevention.
Vitamin D linked to healthier ageing through DNA protection, but experts caution against high-dose supplements.
If you take a vitamin B6 supplement, watch out for these three symptoms.
Overdosing on vitamins and minerals could cause serious health issues.
Why scepticism can be healthier than wellness supplements when it comes to preventing and treating cancer.
Our study found that before pregnancy, nine in ten women had low blood levels of many important vitamins.
In the UK, it’s recommended people aim to get at least 400IU of vitamin D a day.
Injecting anything straight into your bloodstream comes with some big risks, especially if those administering the drips aren’t medically trained.
While most of us aren’t getting enough magnesium, supplements may not be necessary.
Despite the popular belief that vitamin E and beta carotene supplements help prevent heart disease and cancer, the latest research suggests they do not – but the supplements do have potential risks.
Plant-based diets may lack a number of important nutrients, such as vitamin B12 and iodine.
CBD may not be a panacea for your aches and pains – and it certainly isn’t for COVID-19.
A new review of 180 studies found little or no protective effects from taking dietary supplements, and actually found some harm.
The new study on birth defects and vitamin B3 has important implications, but researchers didn’t actually give any of this vitamin to humans.
It is our view vitamin “gummies” that contain food acids, and have a high sugar content, are not medicines consumers need and their sale should be prohibited on public health grounds.
A new multimillion dollar deal between Swisse Wellness and CSIRO has raised questions about the integrity of Australia’s premier scientific research organisation and the motivations behind the deal.
A growing body of research points to the detrimental effect of unhealthy diets and the protective value of healthy diets – along with select nutritional supplements as required – for maintaining and promoting mental health.
Australian parents spend $40 million each year on vitamin supplements for their children. It’s a big number; much smaller is the number of children who actually need them. In 2009, a large American research…
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