Asia Sherman

The 1959 construction of a railroad causeway split the Great Salt Lake into two ecologically distinct bodies of water—creating the deep pink-hued, mineral-rich Gunnison Bay to the north and preserving a fresh-water infused, life-supporting main body to the south.© kojihirano / Getty Images

Supplementing with a trace component of dietary saturated fat could help overcome a newly discovered nutritional deficiency identified as Cellular Fragility Syndrome, which affects as many as one in three people globally.

A paper published this week in the JAMA Network Open medical journal spotlights increasing use of six herbal supplements most frequently associated with potential hepatotoxic effects. The reliability of the data, approach, conclusions and call to action quickly came into question.

A paper published this week in the JAMA Network Open medical journal spotlights increasing use of six herbal supplements most frequently associated with potential hepatotoxic effects. The reliability of the data, approach, conclusions and call to action quickly came into question.

Citing trustworthiness red flags, an updated Cochrane review of the evidence on the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy significantly reduced the number of studies included in previous assessments.

Insisting on a high bar in product testing protects both a company’s bottom line and the dietary supplement industry’s long-term success, says Alkemist Labs.

In its latest round of dietary supplement policing, natural product manufacturer NOW Health Group has identified considerable failings after testing 30 different resveratrol products purchased online on Amazon.

The future of botanical neurotoxicity screening lies with novel assessment methods (NAMs), according to a new expert opinion issued by the Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC).

Magnesium is essential for muscle function, but few studies have investigated whether it might help mitigate muscle soreness in physically active individuals when consumed as supplement on its own.

Older adults did not experience the expected muscle mass and strength gains from consuming total essential amino acids (EAAs) above and beyond the recommended dietary allowance, according to findings from a recent study published in Current Developments in Nutrition.