What has the research taught us? Watch the video with Dr. Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH, Director of Nutrition and Supplements Research, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) & Harvard Medical School University of Arizona Health Sciences What has the research taught us? Watch the video with Dr. Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH, Director of Nutrition and Supplements Research, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) & Harvard Medical School 

Dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and bioactives, are commonly used for a wide variety of health outcomes, yet the evidence for their purported health benefits is often sparse. Well-designed, large, simple randomized trials can definitively elucidate the potential causal role of dietary supplements on either intermediate or hard clinical outcomes. 

Despite their widespread use the evidence for their purported health benefits is often sparse. Many people consume dietary supplements for various reasons such as preventing chronic diseases, improving overall health, and even enhancing athletic performance. However, the strength of evidence for the effectiveness of many dietary supplements is limited and inconclusive. In this video, Dr. Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH, Director of Nutrition and Supplements Research, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) & Harvard Medical School will review the research on commonly used dietary supplements to evaluate the strength of evidence for their effects on various health outcomes, and highlight promising nutritional supplements for which additional research is needed. Finally, we will place the research in the context of recently updated guidelines for selected nutritional supplements and consider how to improve evidence-based decisions to consider and incorporate nutritional supplements into integrative medicine and preventive care 

Another excellent video on the topic is this next video from Farshad Fani Marvasti (Dr. Shad), MD, MPH, from the University of Arizona Health Scienceswhich discusses building your capacity to achieve optimal health in all aspects of life with a focus on wellness, prevention, and how a nutritious diet can improve our quality of life.

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