Why was this study done? This study is a 10 year follow-up to the Block et al study that showed healthier biomarkers of cardiovascular health as well as lower prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in long-term users of multiple dietary supplements (LTMDS) as compared to an NHANES cohort of non-supplement users or single…
Why was this study done? The aim of the present study is to compare cardiometabolic biomarker levels (MARKERS) from a cohort using multiple (2+) dietary supplements manufactured by Shaklee Corporation for 3-5 yr to those from the age-matched MDS users from National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-10. What did the study find? Men…
Why was this study done? There is a great deal of interest in understanding more about preserving telomere length; telomeres are the protective caps on the end of our DNA strands. It is known that diets and specific nutrients seem to have a protective effect, especially multivitamins, omega 3, vitamin D and polyphenols. This study…
Why was this study done? To investigate if resveratrol-based polyphenol supplement (Vivix) for 4 weeks can attenuate exercise-induced muscle damage symptoms and facilitates performance recovery. What did the study find? Daily supplementation of Vivix for 4 weeks in 22 men and women attenuated soreness caused by the exercise-induced muscle damage, which may help recovery…
Why was this study done? Research indicates that weight loss programs are effective for reducing body weight temporarily, but weight maintenance studies have been almost uniformly unsuccessful in preventing weight regain. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to observe if a 6-month weight maintenance program could be successful among the subjects who had…
Why was this study done? To observe the correlation between red blood cell (RBC) Omega-3-Index (O3I) level and Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA+DHA) intake from the supplemental fish oil in adults because O3I is proposed as a marker for coronary heart disease (CHD), suggesting that O3I below 4% as a higher risk while 8+% as a…
Why was this study done? An analytical methodology development for total N-acetyl-L-cyteine (NAC) in multivitamin supplement is necessary for an accurate NAC analysis due to its unstable and easily oxidizing nature. What did the study find? An sensitive and reliable High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) test method has been developed for that analysis of total…
Why was this study done? A previous study of 20+ year users of multi-supplements (multi vitamin, fish oil, calcium, vitamin D and more, from Shaklee Corp.) can have a big positive impact on health. This study looked into blood sugar control of people from that original study who now have used multiple supplements for 30+ years,…
Why was this study done? This study was done to measure overweight or obese individuals (with a BMI over 25) vitamin D levels, which are commonly low. The study wanted to find out how much vitamin D supplementation is required to bring this group up to normal levels. What did the study find? The study…
Why was this study done? Supplementing with nutrients that support nitric oxide (NO) production are known to help improve the efficiency of muscles in both athletes and non-athletes. However, when to start supplementation and how much to supplement is an unanswered question. What did the study find? This study found that supplementing with a natural…