Brides-To-Be Should Say 'I Do' to a Daily Multivitamin With Folic Acid
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "For richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health," are some of the most common words heard in wedding vows. But what is often overlooked is the health of the married couple's future children. With National Folic Acid Awareness Month taking place ...Vitalize(TM) Receives Top Multivitamin Rating
Vitalize achieves top rating among more than 1500 nutritional supplements in North America. MAHWAH, N.J., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Creating Wellness Alliance (CWA), experts in designing custom wellness programs for consumers and corporations, was awarded the top rat...It's Time to Reassess the Value, Safety of Multivitamin Use, Says Harvard Men's Health Watch
BOSTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although physician-scientists and supplement manufacturers are often at odds, they don't spend much time sparring over multivitamins. In fact, half the physicians on the Harvard Men's Health Watch advisory board report taking a multivitamin themselves...Excessive Multivitamin Use May Raise Risk for Prostate Cancer, from Harvard Men's Health Watch
BOSTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- About a third of American adults take some type of multivitamin on a regular basis. In nearly every case, the goal is better health, even though there is no firm evidence to support this hope. The absence of benefit is one thing, but the presence of...Leiner Health Products Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Allergens in Liquimax(R) Multivitamin
CARSON, Calif., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Leiner Health Products Inc. ("Leiner" or "the Company") today announced that it is recalling its 32 ounce plastic bottles of Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, labeled with UPC Code 7497052290, 7497023607, or 7497023696 because the product ...Some Multivitamin Supplements Don't Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer
A study of more than 75,000 adults found that taking supplemental multivitamins, vitamin C and E and folate do not decrease the risk of lung cancer. The findings are being reported at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Monday, May 21. The study, which also did...Women of Child-Bearing Age Urged to Take a Multivitamin With Folic Acid
WASHINGTON, "Prospective parents can take positive lifestyle steps to increase the chance that their babies will be born with a healthy heart," says the American Heart Association (AHA). The statement from the AHA Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and endorsed by the American ...Immense benefits with a daily dose of multivitamin for women, in reducing birth defects
A Canadian study has offered invaluable advice to women of childbearing age, who would indeed be wise to include a multivitamin daily, to cut the risks of delivering a child with birth defects. // The new research has indicated that by being regular with intake of vitamins and minerals, the ...Survey Reveals Women Aren't Doing All They Can to Support Breast Health
...d that only half of women know that taking a daily multivitamin with vitamin D is an essential behavior that suppo...lso, women should eat healthy, exercise and take a multivitamin with high levels of vitamin D." One A Day...nutes 59 percent know they should take a multivitamin daily with vitamin D; 53 percent report taking a...New reference material can improve testing of multivitamin tablets
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for measuring the amounts of vitamins, carotenoids, and trace elements in dietary supplements. The new Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3280 f...Heavy multivitamin use may be linked to advanced prostate cancer
While regular multivitamin use is not linked with early or localized prostate cancer, taking too many multivitamins may be associated with an increased risk for advanced or fatal prostate cancers, according to a study in the May 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . Millions...Vitamin D levels linked to asthma severity
...l lead to decreased levels of vitamin D. Dietary sources of vitamin D, primarily fortified foods and fatty fish or fish oils, and vitamin D in current multivitamin preparations are unlikely to make up the deficiency. "Ultimately, it is only by investigating the effects of vitamin D in doses at, and above, thos...Many middle-aged and older Americans not getting adequate nutrition
...igh-dose users exceeded the UL compared to 1.9% of multivitamin users and 2.1% of non-users. For magnesium, 35.3% ...ement users exceeded the UL compared to 0% of both multivitamin users and non-users. In addition, 6.6% high-dose v...min C users exceeded the UL compared to 0% of both multivitamin users and non-users. The study also found that ...New folic acid seal helps women choose enriched grain foods to help prevent birth defects
...irth defects, and only 40 percent are taking daily multivitamin supplements containing this essential nutrient beg...pregnancy. In addition, the number of women taking multivitamin supplements containing folic acid beginning before...hat they pay attention to their diet, take a daily multivitamin containing folic acid and consume folic acid-rich ...Market testing of dietary supplements and drugs underscores value of USP's public health programs
... Rockville, Md., November 12, 2007 On September 10, 2007, ConsumerLab.com issued a report stating that several multivitamin supplements did not contain label amounts of folic acid. One of these products, B-50 Tablets, manufactured by IVC, Industries, Inc., is part of U. S. ...Vitamins: Science doesn't always match policy
...n supplements, Rosenberg suggests that supplements be regulated, as they are currently subject to very little federal regulation. "Right now, the term multivitamin encompasses hundreds, if not thousands, of products with varied content and dose of vitamins and minerals. It's really difficult to guide customers if...Vitamin D deficiency widespread during pregnancy
... Even regular use of prenatal multivitamin supplements is not adequate to prevent vitamin D insufficiency, University ...inding such a proliferation of vitamin D insufficiency in spite of prenatal multivitamin use is troubling, she noted, suggesting that higher dosages, differing vita...Poor athletic performance linked to vitamin deficiency
...k green vegetables, nuts, and many animal and dairy products. Manore suggests athletes and individuals with poor or restricted diets consider taking a multivitamin or mineral supplement. ...US infant mortality rate fails to improve
... associated with higher infant mortality rates and increased risk of preterm and low birthweight births. The March of Dimes also urges women to take a multivitamin containing folic acid prior to and during early pregnancy to reduce the risk of serious birth defects; abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy ...BMP Sunstone Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
...te Food and Drug Administration ("SFDA") to manufacture and market GoodBaby multivitamin Granules, a multivitamin formula for infants and children in China. The Com...enue and net income guidance for 2008, the timing of the launch of GoodBaby multivitamin Granules or any other Company products, use of proceeds from the registered...