Ep 161: Melatonin use in children: a cause for concern or a helpful supplement? with Pieter Cohen, MD

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In this episode, Jessica Hochman MD and Pieter Cohen MD discuss melatonin use in children! Dr Cohen recently authored a study on melatonin use in children,  and the study revealed significant discrepancies in the labeling of melatonin supplements. They explore the safety concerns, regulatory issues, and the need for better quality control in the supplement industry.

Dr. Pieter Cohen, a graduate of Yale School of Medicine, is an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing internist at Cambridge Health Alliance (Somerville, Massachusetts).  His area of research is the safety of dietary supplements.  Along with analytic chemistry colleagues, he has spent more than a decade exploring the boundaries between drugs and supplements.  His work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, American Journal of Public Health and Annals of Internal Medicine.   

Read his article on melatonin gummies here:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC101

Dr Jessica Hochman is a board certified pediatrician, mom to three children, and she is very passionate about the health and well being of children. Most of her educational videos are targeted towards general pediatric topics and presented in an easy to understand manner.

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