People who eat oily fish or take fish oil supplements score 13 per
cent higher in IQ tests and are less likely to show early signs of
Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study in Scotland.
Iron supplements may be useful for children with attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), say researchers that have found a
small group of these children to be deficient in the mineral.
Pregnant women who take folic acid supplements to protect their
babies from birth defects may also increase their long-term risk of
breast cancer, according to preliminary data published in
tomorrow's BMJ.
Vitamin K supplementation should be investigated as a way of
slowing bone loss among people with the inflammatory bowel
condition Crohn's disease, say Irish researchers.
The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it was intensifying
its efforts to ensure that any manufacturers still selling dietary
supplements containing the banned substance ephedra would be
stopped.
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is to produce nutritional
supplements for the ATP, the governing body for men's tennis, under
a new scheme designed to limit the risk of supplements causing
tennis players to test positive.
European companies are increasing their presence in the green tea
extract market, looking to reach supplement makers with highly
concentrated products.
Fish oils, and particularly cod liver oil, are proving to be the
mainstay of the UK's dietary supplements market, providing growth
in a market where profits are continually eroded by price
competition.
Folate, the B vitamin required by women to prevent birth defects in
their babies, also appears to reduce the risk of them developing
high blood pressure, shows new research.
Dietary supplements may be doing more harm than good - with the
possible exception of selenium - if an article published today in
The Lancet is to be believed, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Dietary supplements have suddenly become a hot topic in the UK,
where consumers spend £300m on them every year- the Science Museum,
London will open up the debate on September 30, when it invites
experts and amateurs to air their...
Vitamin E supplements had no effect on improving asthma symptoms in
a recent trial, reported UK scientists this week, but they said
their results do not rule out vitamin therapy for the condition.
The doping scandal surrounding Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and
Ekaterini Thanou has again brought supplements under media scrutiny
after Greek authorities uncovered large quantities of supplements
containing ephedrine, banned...
Almost three quarters of Irish adults have low vitamin D intakes
and strategies to increase intake of this vitamin should be
investigated, say researchers in a new study.
China will introduce a new set of dietary supplement regulations
before the end of the year and has welcomed the new guidance issued
by the International Alliance of Dietary Supplement Associations
(IADSA).
Another study has demonstrated that the best-selling herbal ginseng
interferes with the blood-thinning drug warfarin, one of the most
widely used anticoagulant medicines.
Plant extract supplier Unigen Pharmaceuticals will collaborate with
Salt Lake City based Weider Nutrition - a manufacturer of vitamins,
nutritional and sports nutrition products - to develop and
commercialize dietary supplement products.
Calcium supplements, previously shown to cut the risk of colorectal
polyps, appears to have the greatest effect on advanced colorectal
adenomas, considered to be most strongly associated to invasive
colorectal cancer, according to...
Little evidence supports either the safety or efficacy of
nutritional supplements in helping to improve diabetes-related
conditions despite strong public interest in natural therapies,
according to the head of a government-funded...
Eating fruit may help protect against the development of
age-related maculopathy (ARM), an eye disease that can cause
blindness, according to US scientists.
Researchers are to investigate whether a genistein-rich food,
derived from soybeans and shiitake mushrooms, could help slow or
even halt the progression of early prostate cancer.
A significant percentage of men take dietary supplements such as
vitamins, minerals and herbs to prevent prostate cancer, despite a
lack of evidence that they work, according to the findings of a new
study by the Fox Chase Cancer...
Children whose mothers were given a does of docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) for the first four months of breastfeeding were found to
perform better in attention tests than those whose mothers were
not, according to research sponsored by...
A high intake of calcium-rich foods may reduce young women's risk
of developing kidney stones, report US scientists this week, but
taking calcium supplements is unlikely to offer any benefit.
A dietary supplement containing a mixture of herbals, vitamins and
amino acids may help boost fertility in women who have difficulty
conceiving, according to a US researcher, writes Dominique
Patton.
Manufacturers took a closer look at the rules governing botanical
extracts in the US, Europe and Canada at the industry's first
integrative medicine and natural healthcare exhibition this month.
Calls heard for a common set of...
Most dietary supplements do not have sufficient evidence to support
claims for weight loss, according to two UK experts, who reviewed
the evidence for a number of natural products including yerba mate,
chromium picolinate, ephedra...
Low levels of vitamin B12 are associated with poorer memory in
older people with high risk for Alzheimer's, according to a large
Swedish study, thought to be one of the first to examine how the
relationship between diet and genes...
The standards of quality control on herbal supplements will need to
be tightened if the US public are to have any confidence in their
health claims. That was the main talking point of a symposium as
experts gathered for three days...
Japan's Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) has
teamed up with two research bodies to develop a new functional
fermented miso derived from skimmed milk, that contains three times
as much calcium as regular...
Natural Bio Care, the US subsidiary of Taiwan-based biotech firm
Sagittarius Life Science, has launched a bone health supplement
made entirely from organically produced Chinese herbs.
The real amount of active ingredient in over-the-counter St John's
wort 'varies greatly' and can be up to 114 per cent of the amount
on the label, according to a new study in the Journal of the
Science of Food and Agriculture.
Herbal supplements available on the Irish market are still being
irradiated, contradicting European regulations on the practice and
highlighting a lack of traceability on supplement ingredients.
Smokers who breast feed should take iodine supplements, say Danish
researchers, who found that smoking could impact the transport of
iodine in human milk and could reduce iodine levels - a lack of
which could impact thyroid hormone...
Taking supplements of lycopene is just as efficient as increasing
certain food sources in boosting levels of the antioxidant, say
researchers, comparing lycopene blood concentrations after dosing
with both natural and synthetic sources.
Children with severe burns have a diminished capacity to make
vitamin D and should receive vitamin D supplements to stop their
bones from weakening, report US researchers this week.
A lack of basic vitamins and minerals is damaging the health of
one-third of the world's people and holding back the economic
development of virtually every country in the southern hemisphere,
claims a new report presented to...
Eyes, hair and skin could all benefit from a regular diet of
spinach, finds a cluster of scientists linked together through a
network of food companies.
Calcium supplements do not appear to cut lead levels in children
with moderate lead poisoning, finds a new study published in this
month's Pediatrics journal.
