Weekly Highlights

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

October 22, 2023

In case you missed them, here are popular articles that appeared on ConsumerLab.com this past week.

CL ANSWERS

We answered readers' questions on the following topics this week:

Honey for Acid Reflux?
Can eating manuka honey help improve symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? Find out what a recent study showed in the What It Does section of our article about manuka honey.

Also see: Which supplements, foods or diet and lifestyle changes help relieve acid reflux (heartburn), and which worsen it?

Testosterone Boosters
Are there supplements that increase testosterone levels? Find out in our article about testosterone boosters which discusses the effects of 18 different supplements. We've recently added information about cordyceps and diindolylmethane (DIM).

Want more? See answers to other questions and comments from readers.

CLINICAL UPDATES

Gout & Fish Oil
People with gout are advised to limit intake of purine-rich foods, including certain fish. Should fish oil supplements also be avoided? Find out in the Gout section of our Fish Oil Supplements Review, which includes our Top Picks for fish oil.

Also see: Which supplements and foods help with gout and which may worsen it?

Vitamin E & Cancer Risk
Supplementing with vitamin E might increase the risk of recurrence of bladder cancer, according to a recent study. Get the details in the Cautions and Concerns section of our Vitamin E Supplements Review.

See other recent clinical updates >>

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EXPANDED REVIEW: Fruits, Veggies & Greens

This week we added test results for 10 "greens" products to our Fruits, Veggies, and Other Greens Supplements Review (including spirulina and chlorella) – 24 products in total.

Added brands are Amazing Greens, Barlean's, Brickhouse, Country Farms, Dr. Mercola, Green Vibrance, NOW, Orgain, Organic Traditions, and Paleo Valley. Problems that we found include tablets of three products that failed to disintegrate in the allotted time, and lead contamination in several products that should not be used on a regular basis by children and pregnant women.

Find out which products passed or failed our tests, and see our product recommendations for:

   • Fruits and Veggies Pills and Gummies

   • Fruits & Veggies Extracts

   • Mixed and Fermented Greens

   • Grains, Greens, Fruits & Veggies

   • Chlorella

   • Spirulina

Also learn what fruits, veggies, and greens supplements can and cannot do for your health.

It's all in our expanded Fruits, Veggies & Greens Supplements Review.

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AVOIDING COUNTERFEITS:

10 Brands Added
We've added information about how to purchase authentic products from Ancient Nutrition, Doctor's Best, Double Wood, KAL, Kyolic, Nature's Way, Nordic Naturals, Solaray, TwinLab and Vitacost to our article How to Avoid Buying Counterfeit Vitamins and Supplements, which now covers 32 brands.

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UPCOMING REVIEWS

	- Vitamin C Supplements - Coming Next
	- Walnut Halves & Pieces
	- L-Citrulline Supplements
	- D-Mannose Supplements

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