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Are you taking a supplement to boost your health? Most

vitamins are “a waste of money and have no benefits”

 

Highlights

 

● Multivitamins containing vegetable extracts have “no-benefits”.

●  Monash Professor Ken Harvey has spoken against vitamin companies.

●  He says some consumers believe vitamins can substitute a healthy lifestyle.

●  Another health expert said clinical vitamins were necessary for patients.

David Jeans June 12, 2016

 

    Gullible consumers are being exploited by vitamin companies advertising vegetable extracts in their products which offer no real health benefits, according to a health expert. Professor Ken Harvey, from Melbourne’s Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, has spoken against vitamin giants to warn consumers that multivitamins are a “waste of time and money”, according to Herald Sun.

    He said “so-called” vegetable extracts that are advertised on vitamin packets are contained in minuscule quantities that provide no benefit for the consumer. He said consumers can fall into the trap of believing that vitamins can replace a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise and a sound diet, according to the report. “There’s a case for many of these supplements to be used as directed,” he said. “But for the worried well people, many of them are not needed.”

    “The general message is that the vast amount of multivitamins consumed by the vast number of normal people is a waste of time and money,” Prof Harvey told the newspaper.

    Associate Professor Tim Crowe, from Deakin University’s School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, said in most cases vitamins sought out by “worried well” people were rarely necessary. He said there was a legitimate need for clinical patients to take individual supplements, including iron tablets for people with iron deficiencies.

    An Australian Self-Medication Industry spokesperson reportedly said the industry was stringently regulated.

(www.dailymail.co.uk. Adaptado.)

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Delays in spotting dementia can bring dangers

 

A delay in diagnosing dementia can put

 people at risk, a new study suggests  

 

Robert Preidt

June 2, 2016

 

    People who have signs of probable dementia but haven’t yet been formally diagnosed are nearly twice as likely as those who’ve been diagnosed to be performing potentially unsafe activities such as cooking, driving, and managing their medications and finances. The study included information from more than 7,600 Americans. All were 65 or older. The findings showed:

 

•  About 17 percent of people diagnosed with dementia and 28 percent of undiagnosed people were still driving.

•  Twelve percent of diagnosed people and 29 percent of undiagnosed people kept handling their finances.

•  Seventeen percent of diagnosed people and 42 percent of undiagnosed people continued to cook meals for themselves.

•  Nearly 22 percent of diagnosed people and 50 percent of undiagnosed people were still handling their own medications.

 

    However, the study did find that people with dementia symptoms – whether undiagnosed or diagnosed with dementia – were less likely to engage in such activities overall. “That in itself is good news, though the numbers are still important from a public health and safety standpoint. Either the patients themselves or their family members are self-regulating and doing these activities less frequently as their disease is progressing,” said study leader Dr. Halima Amjad.

    Patients and their families need to be aware of dementia so doctors and loved ones can take measures to protect patients, the researchers said. “When patients receive a formal dementia diagnosis, their families are typically aware that, at some point, their loved ones will not be able to drive or will need more help with their medicine,” Amjad said in a university news release. “But when people are undiagnosed, families and friends may ignore or be unaware of functional problems that already exist,” she added. About 5 million people in the United States have some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to nearly triple by 2050, the researchers said.

(www.nlm.nih.gov. Adaptado.)

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Delays in spotting dementia can bring dangers

 

A delay in diagnosing dementia can put

 people at risk, a new study suggests  

 

Robert Preidt

June 2, 2016

 

    People who have signs of probable dementia but haven’t yet been formally diagnosed are nearly twice as likely as those who’ve been diagnosed to be performing potentially unsafe activities such as cooking, driving, and managing their medications and finances. The study included information from more than 7,600 Americans. All were 65 or older. The findings showed:

 

•  About 17 percent of people diagnosed with dementia and 28 percent of undiagnosed people were still driving.

•  Twelve percent of diagnosed people and 29 percent of undiagnosed people kept handling their finances.

•  Seventeen percent of diagnosed people and 42 percent of undiagnosed people continued to cook meals for themselves.

•  Nearly 22 percent of diagnosed people and 50 percent of undiagnosed people were still handling their own medications.

 

    However, the study did find that people with dementia symptoms – whether undiagnosed or diagnosed with dementia – were less likely to engage in such activities overall. “That in itself is good news, though the numbers are still important from a public health and safety standpoint. Either the patients themselves or their family members are self-regulating and doing these activities less frequently as their disease is progressing,” said study leader Dr. Halima Amjad.

    Patients and their families need to be aware of dementia so doctors and loved ones can take measures to protect patients, the researchers said. “When patients receive a formal dementia diagnosis, their families are typically aware that, at some point, their loved ones will not be able to drive or will need more help with their medicine,” Amjad said in a university news release. “But when people are undiagnosed, families and friends may ignore or be unaware of functional problems that already exist,” she added. About 5 million people in the United States have some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to nearly triple by 2050, the researchers said.

(www.nlm.nih.gov. Adaptado.)

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Delays in spotting dementia can bring dangers

 

A delay in diagnosing dementia can put

 people at risk, a new study suggests  

 

Robert Preidt

June 2, 2016

 

    People who have signs of probable dementia but haven’t yet been formally diagnosed are nearly twice as likely as those who’ve been diagnosed to be performing potentially unsafe activities such as cooking, driving, and managing their medications and finances. The study included information from more than 7,600 Americans. All were 65 or older. The findings showed:

 

•  About 17 percent of people diagnosed with dementia and 28 percent of undiagnosed people were still driving.

•  Twelve percent of diagnosed people and 29 percent of undiagnosed people kept handling their finances.

•  Seventeen percent of diagnosed people and 42 percent of undiagnosed people continued to cook meals for themselves.

•  Nearly 22 percent of diagnosed people and 50 percent of undiagnosed people were still handling their own medications.

 

    However, the study did find that people with dementia symptoms – whether undiagnosed or diagnosed with dementia – were less likely to engage in such activities overall. “That in itself is good news, though the numbers are still important from a public health and safety standpoint. Either the patients themselves or their family members are self-regulating and doing these activities less frequently as their disease is progressing,” said study leader Dr. Halima Amjad.

    Patients and their families need to be aware of dementia so doctors and loved ones can take measures to protect patients, the researchers said. “When patients receive a formal dementia diagnosis, their families are typically aware that, at some point, their loved ones will not be able to drive or will need more help with their medicine,” Amjad said in a university news release. “But when people are undiagnosed, families and friends may ignore or be unaware of functional problems that already exist,” she added. About 5 million people in the United States have some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to nearly triple by 2050, the researchers said.

(www.nlm.nih.gov. Adaptado.)

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Delays in spotting dementia can bring dangers

 

A delay in diagnosing dementia can put

 people at risk, a new study suggests  

 

Robert Preidt

June 2, 2016

 

    People who have signs of probable dementia but haven’t yet been formally diagnosed are nearly twice as likely as those who’ve been diagnosed to be performing potentially unsafe activities such as cooking, driving, and managing their medications and finances. The study included information from more than 7,600 Americans. All were 65 or older. The findings showed:

 

•  About 17 percent of people diagnosed with dementia and 28 percent of undiagnosed people were still driving.

•  Twelve percent of diagnosed people and 29 percent of undiagnosed people kept handling their finances.

•  Seventeen percent of diagnosed people and 42 percent of undiagnosed people continued to cook meals for themselves.

•  Nearly 22 percent of diagnosed people and 50 percent of undiagnosed people were still handling their own medications.

 

    However, the study did find that people with dementia symptoms – whether undiagnosed or diagnosed with dementia – were less likely to engage in such activities overall. “That in itself is good news, though the numbers are still important from a public health and safety standpoint. Either the patients themselves or their family members are self-regulating and doing these activities less frequently as their disease is progressing,” said study leader Dr. Halima Amjad.

    Patients and their families need to be aware of dementia so doctors and loved ones can take measures to protect patients, the researchers said. “When patients receive a formal dementia diagnosis, their families are typically aware that, at some point, their loved ones will not be able to drive or will need more help with their medicine,” Amjad said in a university news release. “But when people are undiagnosed, families and friends may ignore or be unaware of functional problems that already exist,” she added. About 5 million people in the United States have some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to nearly triple by 2050, the researchers said.

(www.nlm.nih.gov. Adaptado.)

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