Doubts Raised Over Benefits of Supplements
Source：Chicago News
From：Taiwan Trade Center Chicago
Update Time：2019/01/23
The American Heart Association gathered in Chicago on 11/17/18 to discuss studies trying to discern the effectiveness of popular supplements. The 2 studies discussed by the conference came to opposite conclusions about preventing heart disease. 10% of American adults take fish oil as a supplement to promote heart health and lower cancer risks. However, one recent study has shown that fish oil and vitamin D, another popular health supplement, have little or no impact for healthy people when taken at the dosage found in health supplements. While another study purified prescription levels of fish oil had impacts on heart issues for patients suffering from high triglycerides. While this is a promising treatment option for many patients, it is still believed that many consumers taking over the counter supplements as a means of promoting general good health fish oil is shown to have no results. This shows that there is still a long way to go to ensure that customers are making educated choices when purchasing over the counter supplements.
Source： https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/Effectiveness-of-Fish-Oil-Vitamin-D-500214142.html; https://www.vox.com/2018/11/19/18097613/benefits-fish-oil-supplements