Nutraceuticals: miracle or meme?
Nutraceuticals, widely becoming adopted as a catchall term to refer to vitamins, minerals, herbs, and various other supplements, continue to gain popularity among large segments of the population, despite little proof of any benefit of most of these compounds.
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