The Washington Post (4/25, Amenabar) reports that research shows that “the chewy melatonin gummies that many people take before bedtime to promote sleep may contain far more of the hormone than what’s printed on the label.”
The New York Times (4/25, Blum) reports that investigators “analyzed 25 melatonin gummy products from different brands and found that 22 contained different amounts of melatonin than what was listed on their labels; one contained only 74 percent of the advertised amount of melatonin, while another had 347 percent more.” Meanwhile, “another product contained no detectable melatonin at all.” The findings were published online April 25 in a research letter in JAMA.
Also covering the story are MedPage Today (4/25, George) and HealthDay (4/25, Norton).
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