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Product Review
NAD Booster Supplements Review (NAD+/NADH, Nicotinamide Riboside, and NMN)
How Important Is Boosting NAD+ Levels? Find Out and Learn How Booster Supplements Compare.
Product Review
Aloe Juices, Gels, and Supplements Review
How Much Aloe is Really in Aloe Products? Find Out and See Our Top Picks.
Product Review
Olive Leaf Extract Supplements Review
Learn What Olive Leaf Does and the Best Brands
Product Review
Echinacea Supplements Review
Many Echinacea Supplements Fail CL's Tests. Make Sure You Know What You're Getting!
Product Review
B Vitamin Supplements Review (B Complexes, B6, B12, Biotin, Folate, Niacin, Riboflavin & More)
See Our Top Picks and Which 5 Failed Testing
Product Review
Berberine and Goldenseal Supplements Review
Tests Reveal the Best and Worst Berberine and Goldenseal Products
Clinical Update
12/12/2023
Nicotinamide Riboside Side Effects
What are the common side effects of nicotinamide riboside (found in Tru Niagen), and is it safe? Find out what a recent study showed in the Concerns and Cautions section of our NAD Booster Supplements Review. Also see our Top Picks for nicotinamide riboside and other NAD boosters.
Clinical Update
3/03/2025
Counterfeit Supplements
Twenty-nine out of 39 supplements containing the "NAD booster" nicotinamide riboside were recently found to contain much less ingredient than claimed, with many containing under 1%. Counterfeit versions of Tru Niagen were also identified. Details are in our NAD Booster Supplements Review, which includes our Top Picks among products.
Also see our article about avoiding counterfeit supplements online.
Product Review
Shilajit Supplements Review (Resins and Extracts)
We Discovered Major Differences Among Shilajit Supplements
News Release
February 25, 2026
Top-rated Vitamin and Supplement Brands and Merchants for 2026 Based on Consumer Satisfaction
-- Results of the ConsumerLab.com Survey of Vitamin & Supplement Users --
Recalls & Warnings
December 01, 2020
Niagen Cannot Be Promoted to Prevent or Treat COVID-19, Warns FDA
On November 17, 2020, the FDA issued warning letters to the sellers of Niagen and Nadovim, supplements that contain different forms of niacin, for selling products with unsupported claims that they can treat coronavirus (COVID-19).
News Release
February 25, 2025
Top-rated Vitamin and Supplement Brands and Merchants for 2025 Based on Consumer Satisfaction
White Plains, New York, February 25, 2025 — Each year, ConsumerLab.com surveys its free e-newsletter subscribers about the vitamins and supplements that they use. The results below are based on over 8,400 responses collected in November/December 2024.
News Release
February 25, 2024
Top-rated Vitamin and Supplement Brands and Merchants for 2024 Based on Consumer Satisfaction
White Plains, New York, February 25, 2024 — Each year, ConsumerLab.com surveys its free e-newsletter subscribers about the vitamins and supplements that they use. The results below are based on over 10,000 responses collected in November/December 2023.
News Release
February 25, 2023
Top-rated Vitamin and Supplement Brands and Merchants for 2023 Based on Consumer Satisfaction
White Plains, New York, February 25, 2023 — Each year, ConsumerLab.com surveys its free e-newsletter subscribers about the vitamins and supplements that they use. The results below are based on 8,600 responses collected in November/December 2022.
News Release
February 25, 2022
Top-rated Vitamin and Supplement Brands and Merchants for 2022 Based on Consumer Satisfaction
White Plains, New York, February 25, 2022 — Each year, ConsumerLab.com surveys its free e-newsletter subscribers about the vitamins and supplements that they use. The results below are based on 8,049 responses collected in November/December 2021.
News Release
November 05, 2021
NAD Boosters for Energy and Memory? ConsumerLab Reviews NAD+, NAHD and NMN Supplements
White Plains, New York, November 5, 2021 — Most cells in the body use NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) in the process of energy production, and compounds that boost blood levels of NAD are often sold in supplements marketed for a wide range of benefits, from increasing energy and ...
Recalls & Warnings
September 30, 2015
Weight and Energy Supplement Contains Synthetic "Amphetamine"
On September 21, 2015, the FDA issued a warning letter to TruVision Health LLC. because the company's supplement tru Weight & Energy lists a synthetic, amphetamine-like compound, AMP (also called 1,3-dimethylbutylamine or DMBA) on product labels.