A preparation intended to supplement the diet and provide nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, or amino acids, that may be missing or may not be consumed in sufficient quantities in a person's diet.
Questions tagged [nutritional-supplements]
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Does Forskolin help to break down fat?
The Dr. Oz show website claims:
Researchers have found that forskolin can help to promote the breakdown of stored fats in animal and human fat cells. It may also release fatty acids from adipose tissue, which results in increased thermogenesis,…
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Is Finitro Forte Plus an effective treatment for arthritis?
This advertisement for a product says (French original, followed by my translation into English),
Finitro Forte Plus montre des résultats surprenants dans le traitement de l'arthrite, de l'arthrose et d'autres problèmes d'articulation, et il est…
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Can Methylsulfonylmethane make human hair grow faster?
There is this other question: Is sulfur a "miracle cure"? But it received zero answers at the time of this posting, so it is not a valid duplicate target. The claim therein also is too broad.
There are several sources that state…
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Do Chromium or Manganese supplements have any benefits?
Louie Helm of Rockstar Research Magazine blog argues that that the human body doesn't need Chromium nor Manganese and, therefore, there is no need to have them in multivitamin supplements.
This leaves Chromium and Manganese as the most commonly…
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