Alternative Medicine

Reduced risk for CVD incidence, total mortality, coronary heart disease seen for women with higher adherence

Some clinically meaningful improvements seen compared with education or inactive control

Any vitamin D supplement exposure was associated with 40 percent lower dementia incidence

Sibutramine is a controlled substance that was voluntarily withdrawn from the market in October 2010.

Updated review reveals supplementation does not impact rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids

Likelihood of regression to normal glucose regulation also increased for individuals with prediabetes taking vitamin D

High-dose therapy is not superior for most outcomes, except for the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for function in sports and recreation

Further, baseline vitamin D-related biomarkers lower for individuals with higher BMI

Modified Atkins diet added to standard drug treatment more effective for reducing seizure frequency than standard drug therapy alone

A 33 person panel of physicians, registered dietitian nutritionists, and nutritional epidemiologists assessed 24 diets to come up with the final results.