News tagged with dietary supplements
Study shows omega-3 fatty acid, curry spice repair tissue damage, preserve walking in rats with spinal-cord injury
UCLA researchers discovered that a diet enriched with a popular omega-3 fatty acid and an ingredient of curry spice preserved walking ability in rats with spinal-cord injury. Published June 26 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Sp ...
Neuroscience
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Adding intestinal enzyme to diets of mice appears to prevent, treat metabolic syndrome
Feeding an intestinal enzyme to mice kept on a high-fat diet appears to prevent the development of metabolic syndrome – a group of symptoms associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and fatty liver – and ...
Medical research
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Folate and vitamin B12 reduce disabling schizophrenia symptoms in some patients
Adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12 to treatment with antipsychotic medication improved a core symptom component of schizophrenia in a study of more than 100 patients. The study focused on negative symptoms ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 06, 2013 |
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With benefits unproven, why do millions of Americans take multivitamins?
(HealthDay)—Millions of Americans take multivitamins and other supplements, but convincing scientific evidence of any true health benefit is lacking, experts say. Now a new study explores why people continue ...
Health
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Vitamin C supplements linked to kidney stones
New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that men who take vitamin C supplements regularly run a higher risk of developing kidney stones. The study, which is published in the scientific periodical JAMA Internal Me ...
Health
Feb 04, 2013 |
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High supplemental calcium intake may increase risk of cardiovascular disease death in men
A high intake of supplemental calcium appears to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) death in men but not in women in a study of more 388,000 participants between the ages of 50 and 71 years, ...
Cardiology
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Changes in the gut bacteria protect against stroke
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg demonstrate that an altered gut microbiota in humans is associated with symptomatic atherosclerosis and stroke. ...
Medical research
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Despite FDA warning, sports supplements still available online, study reports
(HealthDay)—DMAA sports supplements have been linked to at least two deaths and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to 10 manufacturers last spring about a lack of data on their ...
Medications
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Folic acid, vitamins B6 and 12 do not affect colorectal adenoma risk
Combined folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 supplements had no statistically significant effect on the risk of colorectal adenoma among women who were at high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published ...
Cancer
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Antioxidants: Is the hype justified?
Twenty-five years ago the term "antioxidant" was new to the public. Today it's big business, with sales of products making antioxidant-related claims reaching $65 billion in the U.S. in 2011.
Health
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids might improve reading and behaviour for some children
(Medical Xpress)—A new study by the University of Oxford has shown that daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids (Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA) improved the reading and behaviour of underperforming children ...
Health
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Does presence of oxidants early in life help determine life span?
Why do we age, and what makes some of us live longer than others? For decades, researchers have been trying to answer these questions by elucidating the molecular causes of aging.
Medical research
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Algae extract increases good cholesterol levels, research finds
A Wayne State University researcher has found that an extract from algae could become a key to regulating cardiovascular disease.
Health
Jul 06, 2012 |
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Expert advises against high doses of supplements
(Medical Xpress) -- That vitamin D and calcium you're taking could be causing more harm than good, a new article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute says.
Health
May 04, 2012 |
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Soy isoflavone supplements did not provide breast cancer protections
Soy isoflavone supplements did not decrease breast cancer cell proliferation in a randomized clinical trial, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Resear ...
Cancer
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Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement, also known as food supplement or nutritional supplement, is a preparation intended to provide nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids or amino acids, that are missing or are not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person's diet. Some countries define dietary supplements as foods, while in others they are defined as drugs.
Supplements containing vitamins or dietary minerals are included in the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a guidebook on food safety sponsored by the United Nations.
For more information about Dietary supplement, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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