
Melatonin gummies found to contain potentially dangerous levels of the hormone: study
Fox News
Over 60% of surveyed adults who take melatonin use the gummy form — but a recent study suggests the contents of gummies might have dangerous levels of melatonin and even CBD.
Researchers from the Cambridge Health Alliance in Somerville, Massachusetts and the University of Mississippi evaluated 25 unique brands of gummies that were purchased online and included "melatonin" as an ingredient on their labels. There is a clear way "to be certain that the product is accurately labeled" — and consumers should know how to tell. "If young children take too much melatonin, it can lead to serious consequences." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Twenty-two of the 25 gummy brands test (88%) were inaccurately labeled, the study found.