OBJECTIVE This study retrospectively examined the effects of a 21-day nutritional intervention program, which included fruit and vegetable consumption, energy restriction, and nutritional supplements, on serum lipid measures in 28 chiropractic patients. METHODS Medical records were reviewed for 28 chiropractic patients who had completed a commercially available 21-day nutritional intervention...

OBJECTIVE To describe the current use of nutritional supplements and their contribution to micronutrient intakes in a representative sample of Irish adults, to evaluate the impact of supplement use on the adequacy of micronutrient intakes and to assess the risk to supplement users of exceeding tolerable upper intake levels (UL). STUDY DESIGN AND SUBJECTS Food intake data were collected in 137...

The use of nutritional supplements in sport is widespread and few serious athletes do not, at some stage in their career, succumb to the temptation to experiment with one or more nutritional supplements. Nutritional ergogenic aids are aimed primarily at enhancing performance (either by affecting energy metabolism or by an effect on the central nervous system), at increasing lean body mass or mu...

In 1981, R.F. Harrell and coworkers reported substantial IQ gains and other benefits in a partially double-blind, exploratory study of nutritional supplements and thyroid given to mentally retarded children (Harrell, Capp, Davis, Peerless & Ravitz, 1981). These findings attracted wide interest, controversy, and seven follow-up studies to date. The purpose of this review is to present a brief ov...

BACKGROUND. There is no clear distinction between the regulation of food, supplements and medicines in South Africa. Consequently, grey areas exist in implementing the legislation, particularly in the supplement industry. The increase in supplement sales in South Africa can be attributed to aggressive marketing by manufacturers whose claims are not always supported by published peer-reviewed ev...

Advanced nutritional interventions are one of the key components elite sports performance in general. Combat require a high percentage muscle mass with minimum body weight to generate maximum power possible. An adequate level nutrition knowledge, particularly respect identifying energy needs while avoiding confusion over dietary supplements and false perceptions steroid requirement, which may c...

Background. The acute ingestion of ketone body supplements can improve exercise responses such as oxygen consumption and blood lactate. Additionally, ketone body supplements show increases in circulating βhb concentration, matching those of someone in a state of nutritional ketosis. Studies testing ketone body supplements have reported different results in exercise response and varying gastroin...