“It’s like a dystopian,post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”
Doctors are rethinking how we tell Australians to manage sun exposure,amid high vitamin D deficiency.
Gillian Clarke lost the feeling in her feet,but it took a decade to realise the two tablets she took every day might be responsible.
For some people,vitamins and supplements are necessary for health. For others,they can be costly and even dangerous.
Household budgets may be tighter than ever,but from vitamin gummies to iron supplements,we’re still spending up at the pharmacy.
Blackmores is the latest consumer goods operator to be hit by rising production costs.
The ASX-listed vitamin maker has copped a first strike on executive pay as Marcus Blackmore takes the board to task for poor performance.
Although Australians spend an estimated $3.1 billion a year on dietary and vitamin supplements,there is now plenty of evidence multivitamins do not work for people who do not have a vitamin deficiency.
Vitamin D supplements do not prolong life expectancy and have no benefit as a general health measure,a major study has found.
Magnesium is often touted as an antidote to poor sleep and while some doctors say it is fine to take the supplement for certain sleep disruptions,the evidence for its sleep-inducing benefits is thin.
They come with the promise of improved skin,hair and nails but experts want you to look a little deeper.