Comments (102) | Post a CommentA New Dietary Supplement Scam
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 3:17 pm PDTBuyer beware: Dietary supplements marketed on Web sites with claims of treating specific diseases are a scam. The latest company to admit wrong doing is Techmedica.Since Techmedica Health, Inc., got into the…Read More
Are Soft Drinks Contributing to Obesity?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, May 26, 2009, 3:03 pm PDTIf you follow the news on nutrition or obesity, you have probably heard about high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).In 2004, noted obesity expert George Bray, a close friend since our days together as interns,…Read More
Overhyped Food Health Claims
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, May 14, 2009, 10:52 am PDTIt's natural, I suppose, to hope that the food we eat is both delicious and provides some inherent health benefit. And to feed that desire, food companies very often claim that their product's health benefits…Read More
More Weight-Loss Supplements Banned by the FDA
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, May 08, 2009, 11:01 am PDTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found more tainted and dangerous weight loss dietary supplements. Since millions of overweight or obese Americans are desperate to find a pain-free way to lose weight,…Read More
FDA Bans 2 Dietary Weight-Loss Supplements
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Dec 17, 2008, 5:12 pm PSTOne way for a company to be sure that its over-the-Internet weight-loss supplement will be successful is to secretly and illegally add a prescription drug that is known to cause weight loss.The Food and Drug…Read More
Do Supplements Prevent Prostate Cancer?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 5:07 pm PSTThe idea that selenium protects against prostate cancer got its start when a small study found that men with skin cancer who were given selenium supplements had 52 percent fewer prostate cancers than men who…Read More
Is Vitamin D a Genuine Lifesaver?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 5:48 pm PDTFor many years, doctors have recognized that ample blood levels of vitamin D are essential for lowering the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures because this vitamin enhances calcium absorption from the…Read More
Can Eating Yogurt Improve Your Health?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 12:30 am PSTYou may have heard about probiotics, the "good" bacteria normally present in the colon and found in certain foods or dietary supplements. The theory is that ingesting additional amounts of these beneficial…Read More
Do Vitamin D Supplements Prevent Cancer?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Nov 16, 2007, 3:56 pm PSTOver the past six months, newspaper articles have cited studies linking inadequate intake of vitamin D or the lack of its production by the skin to a heightened risk of cancer. An association between vitamin D…Read More
Take Vitamin D for a Longer Life
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Oct 03, 2007, 7:12 pm PDTVitamin D deficiency is common in the U.S., and this is unfortunate since a new study has found that this lowly supplement may extend our lifespan a bit.Vitamin D has long been known to reduce the danger of…Read More
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