Supplements that claim to tackle symptoms of the menopause are overpriced and no better than a bog-standard multivitamin, researchers have concluded.
Many of the products on offer, costing up to £95 a month, contain key nutrients in doses too low to be effective, while others omit crucial vitamins and minerals.
Researchers from consumer champion Which? say their findings are evidence that manufacturers are ‘fairy-dusting’ ingredients and using ‘quasi-medical claims’ to ‘cash in on health anxiety and insecurities’.
Nutrition experts from the website reviewed 26 supplements aimed at women going through the perimenopause, menopause or those over 45 – and checked the scientific validity of the
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