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A new study claims fish oil pills slow biological ageing. Should we be taking them?

Over three years, daily omega-3 supplementation slowed ageing by three months. Liam Mannix pulls the evidence apart.

  • Liam Mannix

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Ozempic ‘alternatives’ are flooding social media.

‘Ozempic alternatives’ are everywhere. Here’s what you should know

Supplements promising similar results to Ozempic have taken over social media, but the TGA and health experts have concerns.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Director of The Vita Drip Richard Phanic said demand for vitamin and nutrient IVs has surged in the past few years amid a wellness craze.

A vitamin through the vein? Why IV drips are surging in popularity

Vitamin infusion drips promising “biohacking”, hangover cures and stress reduction are surging in popularity amid a dire global shortage of intravenous fluids.

  • Amber Schultz

Why your daily multivitamin won’t help you live longer

The findings of a new study add to existing research that shows multivitamins do little to make those without vitamin deficiencies healthier.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
A whale swimming near a krill fishing boat on Sea Shepherd’s recent Antarctic voyage.

How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs

“It’s like a dystopian, post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Sydneysiders at Bondi’s Icebergs Pool during summer’s heatwave.

In sunny Australia, why are so many people vitamin D deficient?

Doctors are rethinking how we tell Australians to manage sun exposure, amid high vitamin D deficiency.

  • Mary Ward
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The vitamins that come with dosage warnings.

The people unknowingly poisoning themselves with common vitamins

Gillian Clarke lost the feeling in her feet, but it took a decade to realise the two tablets she took every day might be responsible.

  • Angus Thomson
Little is known about the risks, benefits or correct dosing of many supplements.

Do we really need to take supplements? It’s complicated

For some people, vitamins and supplements are necessary for health. For others, they can be costly and even dangerous.

  • Alice Callahan
PharmaCare chief executive Glenn Cochran.

‘Highest in the world’: Why we can’t stop spending on health

Household budgets may be tighter than ever, but from vitamin gummies to iron supplements, we’re still spending up at the pharmacy.

  • Emma Koehn
The sector was subject to a review by a taskforce established in December.

Vitamin prices jump as inflation hits popular supplements

Blackmores is the latest consumer goods operator to be hit by rising production costs.

  • Emma Koehn

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