Vitamins and dietary supplements are big--more than 110 million Americans forked over a collective $28 billion in 2010 on little bottles of would-be health magic. Research is unclear, however, on whether shoring up your diet with extra vitamins, minerals, and other supplements helps or hurts--in the short run or in reaching for the century mark.

"America's Take on Vitamins" Survey Reveals: Nearly two out of three U.S. adults take vitamins or supplements

NORTH BERGEN, N.J., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans increasingly feel more confident about their health when taking a vitamin or supplement. According to The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (VSI) annual ...

Vitamins E, C no help against vision disorder

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking vitamins E and C may do nothing to protect aging eyes from macular degeneration -- the leading cause of vision loss in older adults, a new clinical trial finds. Researchers had been hoping the vitamins, both antioxidants, could shield against the tissue erosion that occurs in macular degeneration. The condition involves damage to the center of the retina, which ...

Pharmacists' Secrets Reveal Importance of B Vitamins

NORTHRIDGE, CA-- - According to the National Center for Health Statistics , more than half of all U.S. adults are now taking supplements, making the recommendations of a pharmacist extremely valuable. ...

Do Vitamins And Supplements Actually Work?

Vitamins and dietary supplements are big -- more than 110 million Americans forked over a collective $28 billion in 2010 on little bottles of would-be health magic. Research is unclear, however, on whether shoring up your diet with extra vitamins, minerals, and other supplements helps or hurts -- in the short run or in reaching for the century mark.