Systematic Reviews on Food Supplements

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Updated December 2011

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Title:   Carnitine supplements for treating people with inborn errors of metabolism
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Inborn errors of metabolism are genetic disorders which have a wide range of symptoms. These often start at or soon after birth but may appear first at any time during adulthood. Affected individuals may need to deal with symptoms of the disease through...
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Use of the antioxidant supplement Pycnogenol® to treat a variety of chronic disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pycnogenol® is a herbal dietary supplement extracted from French maritime pine bark whose main ingredient is procyanidin. Procyanidin is a powerful antioxidant also found in food such as grapes, berries, pomegranates, red wine and various nuts. Supplem...
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Fluoride supplements (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gums) for preventing tooth decay in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tooth decay (dental caries) can cause pain and lead to loss of teeth. In most developed countries, the prevalence of dental caries has decreased in the past 30 years in child populations. Nevertheless, some individuals or populations experience an incre...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Probiotics for patients with hepatic encephalopathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hepatic encephalopathy is a disorder of the brain function as a result of liver failure and/or portosystemic shunt. It results in confusion, drowsiness, coma, and in some patients, in death. While the cause of hepatic encephalopathy is not fully underst...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Early additional food and fluids for healthy breastfed full-term infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Human milk naturally provides for growth, protection and development for human babies. It is also important to the health and well-being of the mother. Exclusive breastfeeding is an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type,...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Lycopene for the prevention of prostate cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Prostate cancer is a common form of cancer affecting men worldwide. Pharmaceutical interventions, such as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, have been identified as potentially preventing prostate cancer incidence in men. Many men modify lifestyle and consum...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infants born at term
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It has been suggested that low levels of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) found in formula milk may contribute to lower IQ levels and vision skills in term infants. Some milk formulas with added LCPUFA are commercially available. This rev...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   The use of omega-3 supplements in people with cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cycles of infection and inflammation are believed to worsen lung function in people with cystic fibrosis. Studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids, such as those derived from fish oils, may be anti-inflammatory and may benefit many chronic inflammatory ...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Probiotics for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of the large bowel. Probiotics are living microorganisms that are thought to alter the growth of bacteria in the bowel and reduce inflammation. This review investigated the evidence fo...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Probiotics (live micro-organisms) to prevent upper respiratory tract infections (for example, the common cold)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) include the common cold, inflammation of the trachea and larynx with symptoms including fever, cough, pain and headaches. Most acute URTIs are caused by viral infections and usually resolve after three to...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is not enough evidence to show that supplementing formula for preterm babies with longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA, usually fish oil) improves their early sight development and intelligence. Babies fed with breast milk are believed to...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Omega-3 fatty acids for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It has been suggested that difficulties associated with ASD may be explained in part by lack of omega-3 fatty acids, and that supplementation of these essential fatty acids may lead to improvement of symptoms. The purpose of this review was to assess th...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Arginine supplementation for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Arginine supplements for preventing severe, damaging inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (necrotising enterocolitis) in infants born before 37 weeks gestation (preterm). Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) may be caused by an infant's immaturity...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease that affects the bowel of premature infants in the first few weeks of life. Although the cause of NEC is not entirely known, milk feeding and bacterial growth play a role. Probiotics (dietary suppleme...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Calcium supplements help prevent pre-eclampsia, preterm birth and lower the risk of the woman dying or having serious problems related to high blood pressure in pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of death in pregnant women and newborn babies worl...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Creatine for treating muscle disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hereditary muscle diseases usually lead to a progressive muscle weakness. Treatment is mainly symptomatic because curative therapies are lacking. Creatine, a popular nutritional supplement among athletes, improves muscle performance in healthy individua...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Use of oral supplements to increase calorie intake in people with cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cystic fibrosis affects many organs, including the digestive system. It can lead to food not being absorbed as it should be and so to growth problems. Children with cystic fibrosis need more energy than children without cystic fibrosis, but often have r...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Probiotics for preventing preterm labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence yet that probiotics will help reduce the chance of babies being born too early. Being born early (before 37 weeks) or very early (before 34 weeks) can cause severe health problems for babies, and worry and anxiety for parents. Women ...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Episodes of acute infectious diarrhoea remain a major disease burden throughout the world, especially in developing countries. They are due to infection by many different organisms. Most episodes are self-limiting and usually investigations are not done...
Title:   Folic acid supplements before conception and in early pregnancy (up to 12 weeks) for the prevention of birth defects
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate used in supplements and fortified foods (like wheat and maize flour) to reduce the occurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs). These include spina bifida (or cleft spine), where there is an opening in one or more o...
Date:   Aug 2010

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