Diane Pomeroy's research while affiliated with Australian Army Malaria Institute and other places

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Intake of dietary supplements has increased, despite evidence that some of these have adverse side effects and uncertainty about their effectiveness. This systematic review examined the evidence for the cognitive benefits of a wide range of dietary supplements in healthy young adult samples; the aim was to identify if any might be useful for optimi...
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Dietary supplements (DSs) and nutritional supplements (NSs) can enhance performance, recovery or training adaptations, however, some substances, dosages, and usage protocols are unsafe. Knowledge of the type and extent of use within populations enables strategies to be formulated to promote safe and effective use (where needed) and to avoid adverse...

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... Vascular function was not affected. Previously, a systematic review on dietary supplements and cognitive performance in healthy young adults showed that flavonoid supplementation resulted in increased attention, but not in memory or executive function [25]. Woods et al. [26] performed a study involving 1466 participants between the age of 18-65 years old, where it was shown that choice reaction time latency, assessed with a digital test battery, decreases with age by approximately 3 ms per year. ...
... Dietary supplements (DSs) that are considered safe and effective offer a solution to meet nutritional requirements, particularly in situations that constrain the consumption of everyday fresh foods. 12 Military personnel DS use (69%-78%) [13][14][15] has been seen to be higher than the general population (43%-52%). [13][14][15][16] Additionally, DSs that commonly cause harmful side effects are frequently used (eg, herbal supplements and weight loss products), with approximately 16% of Australian Army 14 and 8% of Air Force 15 members reporting unwanted side effects from DS use. ...