The vitamins and selenium in One A Day multivitamins “support” immunity, says Bayer, while the antioxidant vitamins in Centrum Silver “help support the immune system,” says Pfizer. [VS] Has Bayer…
Category: Supplements
Just because companies make immunity claims more often about vitamin C than about any other vitamin doesn’t make what they say more likely to be true. Take the 2,150 people…
Taking calcium carbonate or eating calcium-rich foods may make processed meats (like ham, sausage, bacon, and hot dogs) less likely to raise the risk of colorectal cancer. [VS] Scientists told…
Zinc is a “flu-fighter” that “keeps your immune system in working order,” AARP told its members last winter. [VS] But taking zinc didn’t prevent colds or other respiratory infections in…
“Very promising.” That’s how the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the largest trade association of supplement makers, describes the impact of vitamin E on colds and other upper respiratory tract infections.…
Millions of Americans take drugs to reduce their stomach acid, but that may increase their risk of a vitamin B-12 deficiency. [VS] Researchers compared nearly 26,000 Kaiser Permanente health plan…
Studies find that people with lower blood levels of vitamin D have a higher risk of dementia. “But lower blood levels could be a consequence of the disease, because people…