Optimum Nutrition
Supplement brand · 6 products on market · primarily powder & capsule
Profile auto-generated from NIH DSLD data
Ingredient risk
6 ingredients to use with caution
⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets
Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients for PMS or carpal tunnel [3]
Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
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The brand's other 21 identifiable ingredients (Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iodine…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
27 of this brand's ingredients matched to PHIG data and classified by regulatory status. Red = banned in ≥1 country · Yellow = restricted but sold · Green = clear.
21 clear6 restricted (sold with limits)0 banned in ≥1 country
+ 6 more clear ingredients not shown.
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Company & ownership
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Product forms
Powder (3)Capsule (2)Tablet or Pill (1)
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