More quality control problems with Vitamin D
ConsumerLab.com has reported problems with 29% of the vitamin D supplements selected for testing and review.
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False labeling casts a shadow on OTC vitamin D products
During the meeting of the Joint Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and America’s Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, reported that actual content ranges between 1% and 82% of what’s on the label.
Are you getting your nutrients from your multivitamin supplement?
ConsumerLab.com found defects in over 30% of the multivitamins selected for review.
ConsumerLab reports on vitamin A
Among 17 products, 4 failed to measure up. That’s almost 25%.
ConsumerLab tests melatonin supplements
Good news, all of the products tested passed the analyses for melatonin and lead contamination.
Quality issues for some “natural” menopause products
ConsumerLab.com has reported the results of quality control tests on black cohosh supplements, soy and red clover isoflavone supplements, and progesterone creams. Among the products tested, quality was inconsistent according to an article on HealthNewsDigest.com.
ConsumerLab reviews vitamin C products
They tested 27 brands and found one supplement provided just 44% of its labeled vitamin C.
Which brands of herbals and supplements should you trust?
Dr. Tod Cooperman, who is president of the third-party product analysis company, ConsumerLab, states that one in 4 products tested by his company is problematic in one way or another, and more than half of multivitamins tested do not meet what is printed on the labels. So, which companies reliably provide quality products?
ConsumerLab tests B vitamin pills
And half of the brands failed the test for folic acid.
Latest recommendations for calcium during peri- and postmenopause
Adequate calcium intake (along with adequate vitamin D status) reduces bone loss in peri- and postmenopausal women and reduces fractures in postmenopausal women older than age 60 with low calcium intake. It’s a key component of any bone-protective treatment. And the recommendations are?
Should the FDA have greater oversight of supplements?
Bob Unruh writing on WorldNetDaily sounds the alarm over proposed regulatory changes that would give the FDA oversight of functional foods.
Did you take a multivitamin today?
The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide warns, “The daily multivitamin pill is no substitute for a good diet. But none of us is perfect when it comes to healthful eating … The multivitamin is partial protection from our lapses.” Their value is debated, but here’s the bottom line.
ConsumerLab reports on zinc
For as long as I’ve followed the ConsumerLab.com website, I don’t remember them ever testing a supplement and reporting that the contents of all brands tested contained what was on the label. Now, they report that among 12 zinc lozenges and supplements tested, all contained the amounts listed on the label. But some of the … Continue reading ConsumerLab reports on zinc