{"id":5811,"date":"2023-08-16T04:36:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/?p=5811"},"modified":"2023-08-16T04:36:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:36:32","slug":"are-melatonin-gummies-bad-for-your-health-new-study-seems-to-find-some-compelling-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/are-melatonin-gummies-bad-for-your-health-new-study-seems-to-find-some-compelling-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Melatonin Gummies Bad for Your Health? New Study Seems To Find Some Compelling Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to a new lab analysis published in the April 25 copy of JAMA<\/a>, \u2018nearly 90 precent of melatonin <\/a>gummy brands don\u2019t contain the amount of melatonin indicated on the label.\u2019<\/p>\n

In an alarming instance, the gummies actually had more than 3 times the listed amount of melatonin. Such discrepancies could inadvertently expose children to doses significantly surpassing recommended levels, even when the supplements are consumed as directed, as noted by the authors of the study.<\/p>\n

Too Much Melatonin Can Dangerous For Kids<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Melatonin is a hormone that is naturally produced by the body during the night. It aids in synchronizing biological and behavioral rhythms with the light-dark cycle. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health<\/a>, it can be effective in regulating sleep patterns by either advancing or delaying the body\u2019s internal clock.<\/p>\n

However, the study authors point out that the prevalence of mislabeled melatonin gummies is a cause for concern, especially in light of their appeal to children due to their gummy form.<\/p>\n

When it comes to children, it\u2019s incredibly important to pay attention to the dosage.<\/p>\n

Lead author\u00a0Pieter Cohen, MD<\/a>, an internist at Cambridge Health Alliance and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said, \u201cWe became concerned about\u00a0melatonin supplements\u00a0after toxicologists published an\u00a0analysis<\/a>\u00a0last year of calls to the U.S. Poison Control Centers of pediatric melatonin ingestions.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The researchers of the study also found that between the years 2012 and 2021, there were more than a quarter-million calls to emergency about melatonin ingestions in children, which is a whopping 530 percent increase over the last decade, explains Dr. Cohen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe consequences for the children could be very serious: 27,795 required medical evaluation, 4,097 hospitalized, and two deaths. But it’s not known why melatonin supplements were causing these harms, so we set out to understand what was actually in\u00a0melatonin gummies<\/a>, commonly used by both children and their parents \u2014 and the results are quite shocking,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> he says.<\/p>\n

3 Times More Melatonin Levels Found in Some Supplements, Exceeding Label Claims<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After looking at and analyzing as many as 25 different melatonin brands purchased online, these were the key findings that researchers found:<\/p>\n