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According to a new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association, probiotics can curtail the diarrhea that affects one-quarter to one-third of patients as a si… Read More »

The dietary supplement industry has continued to discount the omega-3 meta-analysis, published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine earlier this week. Adding to comments from the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the Natural Products Association, the Salt Lake City, UT-based Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) issued its own take-aways. Read More »

Global Industry Analysts has released a new report on the gums market, which it predicts will reach $23 billion by 2017. Read More »

The often-cited statistic that FDA receives “less than 1% of all adverse events associated with dietary supplements” is based on outdated, irrelevant data, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C. Read More »

An agreement was approved and entered into the California Superior Court on February 1 between 30 member companies of the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED), Salt Lake City, UT, and the Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation giving these companies operating certainty around Proposition 65 limits for dioxins, furans, PCBs and dioxin-like PCBs in products with EPA and DHA omega 3s. Read More »

Can zinc supplements shorten colds and reduce the progression of advanced macular degeneration? “Yes, but not all supplements provide a dosage that has been proven effective,” according to Tod Cooperman, MD, president of ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY. Read More »

Can melatonin help you sleep? “Melatonin supplements may help some people get to sleep sooner, particularly those with chronic sleeping problems, but don’t just buy any supplement—they vary significantly in strength, dosage, and cost,” says ConsumerLab.com president, Tod Cooperman, MD. Read More »

The global market for vitamins is forecast to reach $3.2 billion by the year 2017, primarily driven by the positive outlook in the cosmetics and pharmaceuticals end-use markets. Read More »

Responding to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine titled “Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women,” the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., issued a two-part statement. Read More »

Acai berry, cumin, herbal tea, turmeric and long-term use of garlic—all herbal supplements commonly believed to offer health benefits—may negatively impact chemotherapy treatment, according to a report presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting. Read More »

According to a new report from ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, the cost to get an equivalent dose of iron from supplements varies by more than 100-fold. Read More »

A new report by ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, highlights the difficulty consumers may have in selecting a supplement containing the antioxidant CoQ10 or its activated form, ubiquinol. Read More »

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Silver Spring, MD, has revised its analysis of a recent product review from ConsumerLab.com (CL), White Plains, NY, based on a response from CL. Read More »

ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, reported today that tests of supplements containing resveratrol—a compound promoted as "life-extending"—revealed that two products provided only 43.4% and 86.7%, respectively, of their listed a… Read More »