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Myth Busters: Dietary Supplements and COVID-19

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2020
News and social media platforms have implicated dietary supplements in the treatment and prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). During this pandemic when information quickly evolves in the presence of contradicting messages and misinformation,
K. K. Adams, W. L. Baker, D. Sobieraj
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Improving and Comparing Probiotic Plate Count Methods by Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer a health benefit to the host when administered in adequate amounts. This definition links probiotic efficacy to microbial viability. The current gold standard assay for probiotic potency is enumeration using
M. L. Jane Weitzel, M. L. Jane Weitzel, Christina S. Vegge, Marco Pane, Virginia S. Goldman, Binu Koshy, Cisse Hedegaard Porsby, Pierre Burguière, Jean L. Schoeni   +8 more
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Are Dietary Supplements a Gateway to Doping? A Retrospective Survey of Athletes’ Substance Use

, 2023
: It is proposed that the use of dietary supplements might lead to the use of doping substances. This has been termed the gateway hypothesis. However, within an athletic sample, no research has examined the order in which these substances are consumed ...
Hurst, P.
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Botanicals in Dietary Supplements [PDF]

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013
Botanicals are accepted worldwide as medicinal agents and nutraceuticals. Extensive scientific investigations have been performed over the past 200 years which have resulted in the evolution of botanical utilization. This special issue highlights some of this research in 7 review articles and in 24 original research articles. Review Articles.
Weena Jiratchariyakul, Ludger Beerhues, Gail B. Mahady, Tanawan Kummalue, Molvibha Vongsakul   +4 more
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Dietary iron intake during early pregnancy and birth outcomes in a cohort of British women [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Iron deficiency during pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes, particularly, if present during early gestation. Iron supplements are widely recommended during pregnancy, but evidence of their benefit in relation to infant ...
Greenwood, Darren C, Godfrey, KM, Simpson, NAB, J. E. Cade, McArdle, Harry J, D. C. Greenwood, Greenwood, Darren C., Alwan, NA, Simpson, Nigel A B, Greenwood, DC, Godfrey, Keith M, H. J. McArdle, McArdle, Harry J., Simpson, Nigel A.B., McArdle, HJ, K. M. Godfrey, Alwan, Nisreen A, Cade, Janet E, Cade, Janet E., Cade, JE, N. A. Alwan, N. A. B. Simpson, Alwan, Nisreen A., Godfrey, Keith M.   +23 more
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Dietary supplements for dysmenorrhoea

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016
Dysmenorrhoea refers to painful menstrual cramps and is a common gynaecological complaint. Conventional treatments include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), which both reduce myometrial activity (contractions of the uterus). A suggested alternative approach is dietary supplements.
Porjai, Pattanittum, Naowarat, Kunyanone, Julie, Brown, Ussanee S, Sangkomkamhang, Joanne, Barnes, Vahid, Seyfoddin, Jane, Marjoribanks   +6 more
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Use and abuse of dietary supplements in persons with diabetes

Nutrition & Diabetes, 2020
The dietary supplement industry has estimated sales of over $30 billion in the US and over $100 billion globally. Many consumers believe that dietary supplements are safer and possibly more effective than drugs to treat diabetes.
Bridget A. Hannon, William D. Fairfield, Bryan Adams, T. Kyle, Mason Crow, Diana M. Thomas   +5 more
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Health risks from consumption of medicinal plant dietary supplements

Food Science & Nutrition, 2020
The aim of this study was to determine the heavy metal contents of dietary supplements manufactured from medicinal plants and assess the potential daily burden on their consumers.
M. Ćwieląg-Drabek, A. Piekut, Iwona Szymala, K. Oleksiuk, M. Razzaghi, Weronika Osmala, K. Jabłońska, G. Dziubanek   +7 more
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Potential of Nanomaterial Applications in Dietary Supplements and Foods for Special Medical Purposes

Nanomaterials, 2019
Dietary supplements and foods for special medical purposes are special medical products classified according to the legal basis. They are regulated, for example, by the European Food Safety Authority and the U.S.
J. Jampílek, Jiri Kos, K. Kráľová
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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