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OTOH, India has been putting the golden spice in everything since ancient times. But supplements have concentrated amounts of it, potentially placing more stress on the liver, etc. Like spinach, also contains heavy amounts of oxalates (which can lead to kidney stone formation).
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Turmeric supplements: more risks than benefits
https://www.acsh.org/news/2026/05/29/tur...fits-50143
EXCERPTS: Curcumin, turmeric's principal bioactive compound, is often described as having low oral bioavailability when consumed as a spice, creating demand for supplemental formulations designed to enhance absorption..
[...] While many consumers turn to these products in the hope of improving their health, the reality is far more complex. International regulatory agencies have increasingly drawn attention to rare but potentially serious cases of hepatotoxicity associated with turmeric and curcumin supplements.
For example, in 2022, France’s National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety reported that between 2009 and 2021 surveillance systems in France and Italy had received 120 potentially related adverse-event reports, 67 of which contained sufficient documentation for causality assessment. While many effects were minor (dizziness, nausea and diarrhea), they found more than 40 cases of hepatitis associated with turmeric or curcumin supplements, and four cases were considered life-threatening.
Similarly, in 2023, Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reported 18 cases of liver problems associated with turmeric and curcumin supplements. Nine reports contained sufficient information to suggest possible supplement-related liver injury, four lacked alternative explanations, and two resulted in serious outcomes, including one death. Following its investigation, the TGA concluded that turmeric and curcumin products carry a rare risk of liver injury, particularly at high doses or in formulations designed to increase bioavailability.
Admittedly, these events appear to be rare. However, the significance of any risk depends on the magnitude of its expected benefits, and the purported benefits of turmeric supplements often rest on weak and unconvincing evidence. Before assuming that "if it's natural, then it's good," it is worth examining both the evidence for efficacy and the available safety data... (MORE - details)
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Turmeric supplements: more risks than benefits
https://www.acsh.org/news/2026/05/29/tur...fits-50143
EXCERPTS: Curcumin, turmeric's principal bioactive compound, is often described as having low oral bioavailability when consumed as a spice, creating demand for supplemental formulations designed to enhance absorption..
[...] While many consumers turn to these products in the hope of improving their health, the reality is far more complex. International regulatory agencies have increasingly drawn attention to rare but potentially serious cases of hepatotoxicity associated with turmeric and curcumin supplements.
For example, in 2022, France’s National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety reported that between 2009 and 2021 surveillance systems in France and Italy had received 120 potentially related adverse-event reports, 67 of which contained sufficient documentation for causality assessment. While many effects were minor (dizziness, nausea and diarrhea), they found more than 40 cases of hepatitis associated with turmeric or curcumin supplements, and four cases were considered life-threatening.
Similarly, in 2023, Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reported 18 cases of liver problems associated with turmeric and curcumin supplements. Nine reports contained sufficient information to suggest possible supplement-related liver injury, four lacked alternative explanations, and two resulted in serious outcomes, including one death. Following its investigation, the TGA concluded that turmeric and curcumin products carry a rare risk of liver injury, particularly at high doses or in formulations designed to increase bioavailability.
Admittedly, these events appear to be rare. However, the significance of any risk depends on the magnitude of its expected benefits, and the purported benefits of turmeric supplements often rest on weak and unconvincing evidence. Before assuming that "if it's natural, then it's good," it is worth examining both the evidence for efficacy and the available safety data... (MORE - details)