Dietary Supplement

Supplementation of certain micronutrients benefited cardiometabolic health, but others did not, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the most-read news in cardiology of November 2022.

CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FASPC, discusses the results of the SPORT late-breaking clinical trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Vitamin D3 supplementation is not associated with a reduced risk for fractures among healthy middle-aged and older adults, according to study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

According to this study, increasing dietary potassium intake among patients with stage 3 to 4 chronic kidney disease to the recommended levels with potassium chloride supplementation increases plasma potassium on a short-term basis.

Oral calcium supplementation with or without vitamin D was associated with lower survival and a greater need for aortic valve replacement among older patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis, researchers reported.

Study participants who were randomly assigned to receive cocoa flavanol supplementation had a 27% lower risk for cardiovascular death than those assigned to placebo, according to data published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

U.S. Army recruits taking a daily calcium and vitamin D supplement during basic training had no change in tibial microarchitecture compared with placebo, according to study data published in Bone.

Findings published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition demonstrated the appropriate prescribing method of oral nutrition supplements to patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease.

Ahead of the New Year’s resolution season, Healio recaps some of its 2021 coverage on diet and exercise research.