NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
14 June 2026 at 07:00
Exclusive: Cancer charity says dispelling falsehoods gleaned from social media is now routine task for clinicians
Social media misinformation about the use of dietary supplements such as turmeric, St Johnโs wort and magnesium is now so common that dispelling online claims has become a routine part of NHS clinicians work.
Two out of five frontline health workers say they encounter patients who raise inaccurate or misleading information about supplements at least once a week.
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ยฉ Photograph: Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images
