- Which? evaluated 26 menopause supplements and found none provided the correct balance or dosage of nutrients required for menopause.
- Specialist supplements costing hundreds of pounds a year were found to be no better than standard multivitamins costing as little as 6p a day.
- Many products contained key nutrients in doses too low to be beneficial, a practice described by the watchdog as fairy-dusting.
- Botanical ingredients such as black cohosh and red clover were frequently included at doses far lower than those used in clinical trials.
- Which? described the supplement industry as a wild west using dubious marketing to profit from mid-life health anxieties.
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