Worried about vitamin safety? Experts offer advice

Two studies this week raised gnawing worries about the safety of vitamin supplements and a host of questions. Should anyone be taking them? Which ones are most risky? And if you do take them, how can you pick the safest ones?

CDC: Half of US adults take vitamins, supplements

About half of U.S. adults take vitamins and other dietary supplements — a level that's been holding steady for much of the past decade, new government figures show.

FDA warns of risks with Soladek vitamin solution

Federal health officials warned consumers Monday to avoid Soladek vitamin solution because it may contain dangerously high levels of vitamins.

5 truths, lies about the vitamins in your life

Once upon a time, you believed in the tooth fairy. You counted on the stability of housing prices and depended on bankers to be, well, dependable. And you figured that taking vitamins was good for you. Oh, it's painful when another myth gets shattered. Recent research suggests that a daily multi is a waste of money for most people — and there's growing evidence that some other old standbys may even hurt your health. Here's what you need to know.

The Donald's new gig: selling nutritional products

It's like "The Apprentice" meets Amway.

Group disputes cancer claims on One A Day vitamins

A consumer advocacy group on Thursday threatened to sue Bayer Healthcare if it continues to claim its One-A-Day vitamins for men reduce the risk of prostate cancer.

Study: Some prenatal vitamins lack enough iodine

Many brands of multivitamins for pregnant women may not contain all the iodine they claim, potentially putting babies at risk of poor brain development, a new study suggests.

Study: Taking B vitamins can prevent vision loss

Taking B vitamins can prevent a common type of vision loss in older women, according to the first rigorous study of its kind. It's a slight redemption for vitamin supplements, which have suffered recent blows from research finding them powerless at preventing disease.

Study finds one-third of US kids take vitamins

About a third of U.S. children and teens take vitamins, even though most of those taking the pills are healthy, active kids who probably don't need them, a new study suggests. Youngsters who could benefit the most from vitamins — kids in fair or poor health with the worst eating habits — were the least likely to take them, researchers reported.

Study: Vitamin C or E pills do not prevent cancer

Vitamin C or E pills do not help prevent cancer in men, concludes the same big study that last week found these supplements ineffective for warding off heart disease.

Studies: Vitamin pills don't prevent heart disease

Vitamins C and E — pills taken by millions of Americans — do nothing to prevent heart disease in men, one of the largest and longest studies of these supplements has found.

Study: Vitamins Tied to Prostate Cancer

There's more worrisome news about vitamins: Taking too many may increase men's risk of dying from prostate cancer.

Antioxidants Don't Help You Live Longer

Antioxidant vitamins taken by tens of millions of people around the world won't lead to a longer life, according to an analysis of dozens of studies that adds to evidence questioning the value of the popular supplements. The large review of separate studies on thousands of people found no long-life benefit from vitamins A, E and C and beta carotene and selenium.

"People are grabbing up bottles that claim to promote health and longevity. But new research shows not all vitamins are good ~ and some can even be harmful."

While many people view the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, many herbalists consider it to be a valuable herb for food and medicine. The dandelion is rich in vitamin A, B, C, and E as well as minerals such as iron, potassium calcium and zinc. Hundreds of specie …

If you tuned into The Daily Show earlier this month, you would have heard Jon Stewart's guest, David Agus, a physician and author of the new best-selling book The End of Illness, fret about what could be called America's vitamin abuse problem.

So many people are placed on anxiolytics like Xanax or Ativan; which is like getting a brand new car.  It looks good, but it doesn't go anywhere without gas.  So what is the gas needed for someone who suffers from anxiety.  Let's figure out how you can fill your  …

The mainstream media, ultimately, doesn’t want you to be informed. They want you to be obedient.

Approximately half of all people with asthma have used some kind of an alternative treatment. Can they really help?

Vitamins and other food supplements taken by millions of women may actually put them at more risk, according to a major study. Scientists say there is little evidence the pills do any good – and in fact some could be causing serious harm. A study involving nearly 39,000 …

It is well known that it is easier to gain weight and a hundred times more difficult to lose it. A brisk walk of 30 minutes in a day for five days is more than enough to reduce your weight.

It is so strange, in an era of overly processed foods and refined sugars, nutritionists continue to maintain the American diet is sufficient to meet the nutrient needs of Americans.

Proposed guidelines put forth by the agency for “New Dietary Ingredients” (NDIs) propose treating vitamins, herbs, and dietary supplements as synthetic food preservatives, which means pulling many of them off the market, and subjecting the rest to extreme regulato …

Both sodium selenite and selenate are classified as dangerous and toxic to the environment. They can be carcinogenic and genotoxic, and may contribute to reproductive and developmental problems in animals and humans.

Gardens in Utahare thriving and full of delicious vegetables. Trees are weighed down in ripe fruit ready to pick. Many Utahfamilies enjoy growing their own vegetables and fruits.

In summer, more dishes like gazpacho -a cold soup containing raw vegetables, bread, olive oil and vinegar- are consumed.

Beer review: Holsten alcohol-free beer, yummy stuff to stay sober

The professors of the Bavarian University of Applied Sciences of Weihenstephan, research and training section 'Beer Academy', where German brew-masters are trained in order to receive their highly valued diplomas on 'high quality beer' production must have been quite surprised a …

L-carnitine is an amino acid that acts like a B vitamin. L-carnitine is made by the body from the amino acid l-lysine along with various vitamins and minerals. Its main function is to provide energy at the cellular level by transporting certain fatty acids to the cells.

This is a first. It is crucial information for the health care revolution that will be necessary to save states and nations from total health care bankruptcy in the coming years.

It's long been exasperating to the organic food industry -- the oft-stated belief that organic food is most notable for what it doesn't give you – all those yummy pesticides and chemicals.

This article gives a description of what CAN and CAN NOT be written off on your taxes. Why is it that we can't write off Vitamins and Minerals? They already don't have the proper amount in the food we eat due to the modifications that the food industry has made.

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"Those familiar nutrition labels found on everything from soda to cereal to mayonnaise will also be required on meats beginning Jan. 1, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

After two years of work developing new guidelines to tell us how much vitamin D and calcium is enough, the Institute of Medicine released its report this week with the basic message: Relax, you're all doing pretty well.

The very high levels of vitamin D that are often recommended by doctors and testing laboratories — and can be achieved only by taking supplements — are unnecessary and could be harmful, an expert committee says. It also concludes that calcium supplements are not needed.

I have difficulty swallowing.

I know the above statement leaves me vulnerable to crude sex jokes, but it's not exactly funny. I definitely have an over-active gag reflex and perhaps may even have something called dysphagia.

"For every dollar we spend on prescription drugs, we spend a dollar to fix a complication. Understanding how nutritional supplements affect these drugs could make them safer and more effective."