More supplement makers spending big money on rigorous research

By Noah, on December 19th, 2011

Studies by Mayo and others are part of rising tide of clinical trials into possible health benefits of nutritional supplements, which represents a $6 billion industry in Utah. Some research is independently funded, but much is sponsored by the industry itself and is conducted on university campuses and in contract-research labs, such as Medicus Research in Northridge, Calif.