Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements?
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DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.376
Abstract: Dietary supplements are regulated as foods by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, despite their potentially harmful effects, are not subject to labeling rules that apply to prescription medications. This commentary responds to… read more here.
Keywords: posed counter; assess risks; know assess; vitamin supplements ... See more keywords
Oral vitamin C supplements to prevent and treat acute upper respiratory tract infections
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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013292
Abstract: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness of oral vitamin C supplements to prevent and treat acute upper respiratory tract infections in adults and… read more here.
Keywords: prevent treat; vitamin supplements; treat acute; acute upper ... See more keywords
Do the labels of vitamin A, C, and E supplements reflect actual vitamin content in commercial supplements?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2018.07.001
Abstract: Abstract This study aimed to determine the compliance between the actual levels of vitamins A, C, and E, determined by laboratory analysis, with those declared on the labels of vitamin supplements sold in an urban… read more here.
Keywords: vitamin content; vitamin supplements; labels vitamin; supplements reflect ... See more keywords
Appropriate and inappropriate vitamin supplementation in children
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DOI: 10.1017/jns.2020.12
Abstract: The vitamin status of a child depends on many factors and most of the clinical studies do not take into account the different access to adequate nutrition of children coming from different countries and the… read more here.
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Should vitamin D supplements be prescribed routinely for midlife women?
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DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002066
Abstract: Recommendations for vitamin D in midlife women include daily intakes of at least 600 IU to 800 IU daily to promote bone health. Although vitamin D supplements do not appear to benefit healthy women with… read more here.
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Vitamin D supplements do not protect bone health, analysis finds
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4223
Abstract: Vitamin D supplementation does not prevent fractures or falls, or have any clinically meaningful effects on bone mineral density, a large meta-analysis has found.1 The authors concluded there “is little justification to use vitamin D… read more here.
Keywords: supplements protect; protect bone; vitamin supplements; health ... See more keywords
Analysis of non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of elemental impurities in vitamin C supplements
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DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2022.67487.14789
Abstract: Objective(s): Elemental impurity exposure that may occur in the use of supplements has the potential to pose a risk to human health. Vitamin C supplements are among the most commonly used supplements on a daily… read more here.
Keywords: non carcinogenic; sample sample; health; vitamin supplements ... See more keywords
The Perception of Vitamins and Their Prevalence in Fortified Food and Supplements in Japan
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DOI: 10.3390/nu13093136
Abstract: Most vitamins are primarily ingested from foods. However, it has been reported that intakes of some vitamins do not meet the nutrition reference values even in high-income countries. In this case, vitamin-fortified foods and/or vitamin… read more here.
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The Effect of Weekly 50,000 IU Vitamin D3 Supplements on the Serum Levels of Selected Cytokines Involved in Cytokine Storm: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Adults with Vitamin D Deficiency
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DOI: 10.3390/nu15051188
Abstract: This research aimed to evaluate the effects of high-dose cholecalciferol (VD3) supplements (50,000 IU/week) on selected circulating cytokines associated with cytokine storms in adults with vitamin D deficiency. This clinical trial, based in Jordan, included… read more here.
Keywords: adults vitamin; serum; vitamin deficiency; trial ... See more keywords