Supplements Specified From
University Research.
Every formulation is built from published, peer-reviewed human clinical trials. The research is open before you buy anything. No hype, no unverified claims.
Why University Research?
Six reasons we formulate only from published academic trials.
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Independently Funded
Academic trials are generally not commissioned by the company selling the product. That independence is the single most important thing about a study, and it is why we build from research that existed before we did.
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Ethical Review & Oversight
Human trials conducted at academic institutions pass through institutional review boards before a single participant is enrolled. That oversight is why we cite human research and not laboratory or animal work.
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Peer Review Before Publication
Findings are scrutinised by other researchers in the field before they appear in print. Conference abstracts, preprints and supplier white papers do not clear our standard for exactly this reason.
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Published Methods You Can Check
A published trial states its form, dose, duration and participant count. That is what we extract and match — not the headline finding, but the specification underneath it.
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Null Results Get Published Too
Academic literature includes the trials that found nothing. We cite those alongside the positive ones — our chromium page says outright that the evidence is mixed.
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Permanently Verifiable
Every study we rely on is indexed on PubMed and will still be there in ten years. You do not have to take our word for any of it, which is the entire point.
University Vitamins is an independent company. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. We cite institutions the way a paper cites its sources — so you can check our work. Read our full Research Standard →
Twenty Research-Specified Formulations
Our most popular products. Each states the form we chose, the form we rejected, and the human trials behind the decision.
Read the Science First
The human trial literature behind our formulations. No sales pitch. Just the studies.
Comparative absorption studies rank magnesium forms. Oxide — still the retail default — performs poorly against organic chelates. This is why we use fully reacted bisglycinate.
Search on PubMedComparative bioavailability trials measure EPA and DHA incorporation across chemical forms. Re-esterified triglyceride outperforms ethyl ester at equivalent intakes, yet most concentrate sold is ethyl ester.
Search on PubMedPharmacokinetic work maps the saturation curve for intestinal ascorbate uptake. Fractional absorption falls sharply above roughly 200 mg per dose — which is why we split the daily amount.
Search on PubMedSustained zinc intake induces intestinal metallothionein and lowers copper status. This well-replicated interaction is why our zinc includes balancing copper, and most standalone products do not.
Search on PubMedComparative trials follow both absorption and gastrointestinal side effects. Adherence is the practical failure mode of iron supplementation, which is why we use the tolerable chelated form.
Search on PubMedOne of the largest trial bodies of any supplement ingredient. No buffered, HCl or ethyl-ester variant has outperformed plain monohydrate head-to-head, so we sell the cheaper, better-studied option.
Search on PubMedRead every study first.
All of it was published independently, before this company existed. We would rather you check than trust us.
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