Tag: Nutritional Supplements
Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements May Reduce Cancer Mortality in Long Term
But increase in cardiovascular disease mortality seen after more than 20 years of follow-up among older women
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Iron Deficiency Screening in Pregnancy
Insufficient evidence found for assessing benefits, harms of screening and iron supplementation for preventing adverse outcomes
Cognitive Benefits Seen for Daily Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation
Meta-analysis of three COSMOS substudies shows evidence of benefits on global cognition, episodic memory
Review: Cytisine Effective for Smoking Cessation Versus Placebo
Based on moderate-quality evidence, direct association seen for greater intensity of behavioral therapy with efficacy findings
Young Men Lack Awareness of Supplements’ Impact on Fertility
Survey shows that with knowledge of long-term impacts, young adult men are willing to make behavior changes
Melatonin Use Common in U.S. Children and Adolescents
Prevalence of melatonin consumption significantly higher for school-aged children, preteens versus preschool children
Selenium Not Linked to Recurrence of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Vitamin E supplementation is associated with increased risk for recurrence; neither influenced progression, overall survival
Omega-3, -6 Fatty Acids No Aid for Vision Among Extremely Preterm Infants
Findings seen for visual acuity at 2.5 years of corrected age, but authors note that high loss to follow-up rate may have impacted findings
Most Fish Oil Supplement Labels Make Health Benefit Claims
Additionally, wide variability seen across supplements for total daily dose
Magnesium Before Premature Birth at 30 to 34 Weeks Has Limited Benefit
No significant difference seen for death or cerebral palsy at 2 years' corrected age for those receiving magnesium, placebo
