Calcium and vitamin D supplements may raise risk of polyps

Analysis of data from a large trial found calcium with and without vitamin D raised risk of colorectal polyps 6–10 years after starting on the supplements.

Warning to bariatric surgery patients: Take your supplements, for eye’s sake

Obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery to shed weight should take the supplements prescribed to them to protect their eyes.

Selenium and vitamin E supplements ‘increase prostate cancer risk’

A new study recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that taking high doses of selenium and vitamin E supplements may increase the risk of prostate cancer, depending on a man’s selenium levels prior to taking the supplements.The research team, including first author Dr.

No Link Found Between Calcium Intake And Coronary Artery Calcification

Researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification, reassuring adults who take calcium supplements for bone health that the supplements do not appear to result in the development of calcification of blood vessels…