Vitamins
Understand common vitamin supplements and compare products.
Supplements
Supplements deserve a closer look.
Supplements can be useful sources of nutrients or other substances, but the label matters.
Sláinte helps you understand what a supplement contains, how the product is presented, and how it compares with alternatives.
Explore supplements
Minerals
Explore mineral supplements and the information that matters on their labels.
Protein Powder
Compare protein powders and understand differences between products.
Creatine
Learn what creatine is, what products contain it, and how to compare them.
Read the label
In Ireland and the EU, food supplements have specific labelling requirements. Supplement labels can include the portion recommended for daily consumption, warnings about exceeding the stated dose, and statements that supplements should not replace a varied diet.
Sláinte can help make those labels easier to understand.
Supplements are not medicines
Food supplements are regulated as food products, not as medicines.
They should not be presented as products that prevent, treat or cure disease.
Sláinte follows the same principle.
Choose with context
The right supplement depends on the person, the product and the reason for using it.
Sláinte can explain the product.
It cannot determine whether a supplement is medically appropriate for you.
Sláinte provides information about products. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.