Vitamin D: what the large trials actually found
Deficiency is worth correcting. Taking it just in case, as a healthy adult, did almost nothing in the biggest randomised trials.
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Deficiency is worth correcting. Taking it just in case, as a healthy adult, did almost nothing in the biggest randomised trials.
The same molecule behaves differently at a low dose in healthy people and at a high dose in patients with raised triglycerides.
Magnesium matters for hundreds of enzymes. The sleep trials, though, are small, short and inconsistent — and that is worth saying plainly.
A probiotic effect belongs to a specific strain and a specific job. "A probiotic for gut health" is a marketing phrase, not a claim.
Regular use barely changes your chance of catching a cold, but shortens it slightly. Starting once your nose is running does close to nothing.
Hundreds of trials, a clear mechanism, a low price. A rare case where the evidence is stronger than the advertising.