Light-exposed parenteral multivitamins induce in lungs peroxide-like oxidant responses as well as the initiation of fibrosis. We hypothesized that peroxides generated in light-exposed total parenteral nutrition (TPN) affect lung remodeling. The objective was to assess the specific roles of peroxides, multivitamin preparation (MVP), and light exposure on lung remodeling during TPN. Three-day-old...

BACKGROUND Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly used in the United States. Although CAM is mostly used in conjunction with conventional medicine, some CAM practitioners recommend against vaccination, and children who saw naturopathic physicians or chiropractors were less likely to receive vaccines and more likely to get vaccine-preventable diseases. Nothing is known abou...

OBJECTIVE Understanding the relationship between multivitamin use and diabetes risk is important given the wide use of multivitamin supplements among U.S. adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We prospectively examined supplemental use of multivitamins and individual vitamins and minerals assessed in 1995-1996 in relation to self-reported diabetes diagnosed after 2000 among 232,007 participants...

The aim. Determination of the need to raise awareness population about multivitamins and criteria for their rational choice.
 Materials research methods. To achieve goal study, it was necessary develop a questionnaire visitors pharmacies carry out an anonymous survey them. All adult pharmacy were attracted survey.
 developed consisted 3 parts contained 32 questions processed in course...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the characteristics of US children who are dietary supplement users. OBJECTIVE We described the prevalence and predictors of and reasons for giving children dietary supplements. DESIGN The study included children <18 y of age who participated in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine supplement of the National Health Interview Survey of 2007 whose proxie...

BACKGROUND Iodine nutrition during pregnancy has become an important public health concern because of the deleterious impact of iodine deficiency on brain development during fetal and early postnatal life. Iodine nutrition status can be assessed in a population by the median urinary iodine concentration (UIC). World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the International ...

BACKGROUND Multivitamin/multimineral (MVM) supplements are commonly consumed by the general population, but little is known regarding their composition and compliance with local regulations. We assessed the composition and compliance with regulations [no indication in the label of vitamin/minerals amounting <15% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI)] of MVM available in Switzerland. METHODS Th...

"Taking multivitamins is a waste of money." How many times has that opinion been expressed in doctor’s offices around the country, or printed in the pages of mainstream medical journals? The answer is “Often.” Even today, when it’s well known how essential numerous vitamins and minerals are for maintaining optimal health, many doctors still scoff at the idea that most Americans need multivitami...