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The hype surrounding Magnesium (Mg). People who require a supplement usually have a contributing medical issue. For the majority of healthy people, Mg supplements are not needed. Plenty in the food you eat.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 21, 2024 Source:What is the magnesium trend about? A guide to magnesium supplements: benefits, drawbacks and more
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Green tea extract may harm liver in people with certain genetic variations. More is not necessarily better especially when evidence is limited about its health benefits.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 2, 2022 Source:Green tea extract may harm liver in people with certain genetic variations Reference:Hepatotoxicity with High-Dose Green Tea Extract: Effect of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Uridine 5’-Diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase 1A4 Genotypes
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Woman claims that health supplement led to liver failure.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 6, 2019 Source:Woman says she suffered liver failure after taking ‘health supplement’ Reference:Liver Damage From Supplements Is on the Rise15 Supplement Ingredients to Always Avoid
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Sunday House Call, #694, May 19, 2019: The Supplement Society. How we have fallen for marketing as gospel.
Sunday House Call, #694, May 19, 2019 Disease prevention should not rely on the $40B supplement industry. Simple evidence-based approaches are not sexy, require you to eat real food and to be physically active any way you can. Unless you truly have a clinical deficiency, there is no need for vitamins, supplements or protein powders.…
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US FDA plans to crack down on vitamin and supplement manufacturers who make unsupported health claims about their products. Indeed, there is little scientific evidence to support their use in otherwise healthy people.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 12, 2019 Source: Your multivitamins and brain-boosting pills may be suspect, and regulators are cracking down on the $40 billion industry
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Wednesday House Call, September 19, 2018
Wednesday House Call, September 19, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: If you are an Ottawa Senator’s hockey player and rupture your Achilles tendon, expect fast and efficient access to a same-day MRI and surgery. The rest of us seem wait in line just…
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Study uncovers that some dietary supplements containing banned prescription drugs sold in US (also available in Canada)
Health Headlines Commentary for April 14, 2016 Source: Weight-Loss Supplements May Contain Banned Drug Reference: Pharmaceutical doses of the banned stimulant oxilofrine found in dietary supplements sold in the USA
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Supplement claims to prevent colds do not live up to the research
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 5, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Do all these supplements really help us battle winter?
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Data does not support routine vitamins and other supplements to prevent cancer
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 27, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk Reference: Martinez ME, et al “Dietary supplements and cancer prevention: Balancing potential benefits against proven harms” J Natl Cancer Inst 2012; DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs195.