Vitamins and Dietary Supplements

Studies have shown that daily multivitamin supplementation may be an effective, accessible, and affordable way to improve memory and slow cognitive aging in adults. Do you routinely discuss multivitamin use...

The American Heart Association released a scientific statement on the benefits and risks of using complementary and alternative medicines that included suggestions on how to discuss these medications with...

Are you familiar with the dietary supplement that was attributed to the spike of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome cases?

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are encouraged to maintain a diet that helps manage the disease. Do you know the recommended amount of calcium a person with CKD should ingest every day?

Your patient is a 22-year-old woman living alone for the first time after she recently graduated from college. She wants to know what foods should be on her grocery shopping list. She asks you for some...

A 29-year-old woman who has been an athlete for most of her life tells you she is considering eating only a vegan or vegetarian diet.

Your patient is a 38-year-old woman who has a history of breast cancer in her family. She is worried about different factors in her lifestyle that may increase the risk of developing cancer. She asks you if...

In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Kim A. Carmichael, MD, asks which endocrine condition is not associated with vitamin D deficiency.

Your patient is a 67-year-old woman concerned about her risk of hip fractures. She tells you that she drinks milk and takes vitamin D supplements everyday but asks if there are any other lifestyle changes...

Your patient is a 52-year-old man who isn’t getting enough vitamin D. He tells you that because of a fear of skin cancer, he tries to avoid unprotected exposure to sunlight and that he struggles to find...