Q I loved your column about vitamins for brain health (June 28), but I can’t swallow a multiple vitamin-mineral pill. I take a gummy vitamin. Is that OK? BH, Winterville A That’s a great question. I ...

Unlike medications, dietary supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration as foods, not drugs, so ...

Barely a week goes by when we aren’t introduced to another anti-ageing strategy that promises to prevent wrinkles and promote ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't expect your calcium and vitamin D supplements to improve your heart health or prevent a stroke, according to a systematic review of published studies. While vitamin D ...

(BPT) – If one of your goals is to take better care of your health, you likely take vitamins every day — or at least a multivitamin pill — to ensure that your body is getting the nutrients it needs.

A large study of older adults has examined whether a common dietary supplement can influence how the body ages.

Making sure you get the right amount of daily vitamins can be difficult. Today, a booming multi-billion-dollar industry of gummy vitamins and supplements claims its products make it both easier and ...

Many assume sunlight and occasional supplements suffice for Vitamin D, but urban lifestyles, sunscreen, and pollution hinder ...

Walk into any supermarket in America and you’ll see it: an entire aisle of vitamins promising superhuman energy, titanium-strong immunity, and the kind of vitality men’s magazines put on glossy covers ...

CHICAGO -- There is more evidence that taking vitamin E pills can be risky. A study that followed up on men who took high doses of the vitamin for about five years found they had a slightly increased ...

"I don't need vitamin pills. I eat good fresh food." I regularly hear this statement from some very educated people. Let's examine this belief. The government's food pyramid says you need 4 fruits and ...