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Omega-3s, B6, B12 and folic acid big tick

The Complementary Healthcare Council of Australia (CHC) welcomes the findings of a new US report, in which the authors found the use of key dietary supplements, including omega-3s, B6, B12 and folic acid, could reduce hospital costs by $US billions per year.

The Frost & Sullivan report ‘Smart Prevention – Health Care Cost Savings Resulting from the Targeted Use of Dietary Supplements’ covers eight supplement regimens across four chronic health conditions:

  • coronary heart disease (CHD)
  • age related eye disease
  • diabetes, and
  • osteoporosis

The CHC is using this data and the Australian economic report findings, such as in the 2010 National Institute of Complementary Medicine’s ‘Cost effectiveness of complementary medicines,to call on the government to support research into the potential preventative contribution of complementary medicines.

Source: pharmacydaily.com, Friday 15 November 2013