Multivitamins and Incidence of Cold and Flu
…supplement use are less defined. This study was designed to help understand the association between multivitamin use and common infections (cold and flu). What did the study find? The study…
Beta-Carotene and Effects on Skin Color
Why was this study done? Beta-carotene has many health benefits and is a safe method to increase both beta-carotene and vitamin A status. High doses of beta-carotene, though, have been…
Which is the Best Type of Beta-Carotene?
…lower vitamin A activity, but humans have different physiology than animals. This study was designed to investigate how different isomers of beta-carotene act in humans. What did the study find?…
Monk Fruit
Monk Fruit Monk Fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii), also called Luo han guo or lo han kuo, is native to southern China and northern Thailand. The fruit contains fructose and glucose as…
Lycopene
…E. A review of epidemiologic studies of tomatoes, lycopene, and prostate cancer. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2002 Nov;227(10):852-9. PMID: 12424325. Dherani M, Murthy GV, Gupta SK, et al. Blood levels…
Chromium
…glucose and lipid profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes; a meta-analysis review of randomized trials. J Pharm Pharm Sci. 2013;16(1):99-114. PMID:23683609. US Food and Drug Administration. Food Labeling: Revision…
Prune Powder
…Medicines. 2014; 2(2): 161-166. http://www.pharmaresearchlibrary.com/biomedicinal-sovereignty-of-prunes-for-gastrointestinal-ailments-rehabilitation/ Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis M. Dried plums and their products: composition and health effects–an updated review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2013;53(12):1277-302. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2011. Review. PubMed PMID: 24090144….
Pumpkin Seed Extract/Oil
Pumpkin Seed Extract/Oil Pumpkin seed oil is derived from pressing the seeds of the common pumpkin (Cucurbitapepo). The constituents of pumpkin seed oil include tocopherols (vitamin E) and phytosterols.1 Health…
Spinach Powder
…men and women: a randomized controlled trial. Free Radic Biol Med. 2012 Jan 1;52(1):95-102. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.09.028. Epub 2011 Oct 1. PubMed PMID: 22019438. Kopsell DA, Lefsrud MG, Kopsell DE, Wenzel…
Cranberries
…Lab. 2013;59(9-10):1053-60. PubMed PMID: 24273928. Srinivas NR. Cranberry juice ingestion and clinical drug-drug interaction potentials; review of case studies and perspectives. J Pharm Pharm Sci. 2013;16(2):289-303. Review. PubMed PMID: 23958198….