Aquamin Research: Minerals from Red Algae


The dietary supplement industry is widely unregulated and manufacturers often promote products without scientific substantiation for their claims at the risk of being caught, which rarely happens. An interesting mineral supplement(Aquamin F, Marigot Limited, Co. Cork, IRELAND) is derived from red algae harvested off the coasts of Ireland and Iceland.


Minerals from Red Algae

In an effort to summarize the scientific evidence supporting the claims for this product, this article reviews eight publications identified in PubMed (US National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health) as of November 29, 2013 using the search term “Aquamin” (N=7 articles) or the company author’s last name “O’Gorman DM” (N=11 articles). All 7 Aquamin articles were included and one article was added from the author search. Read more>>>>>>>>

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