The health portal about vitamins, minerals and other biofactors

The Society for Biofactors is committed to informing the population and professional circles about the importance of biofactors (vitamins, minerals, trace elements and other physiological substances) for health and their importance in the treatment and prophylaxis of diseases.

Make use of the wide variety of information available on this website with current opinions, study results, information from congresses and much, much more!

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Research

Current research once again confirms that magnesium can effectively contribute to lowering blood pressure and supporting cardiovascular health. Three high-quality publications from 2025 demonstrate significant positive effects, both in individual clinical studies and in a large meta-analysis.

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Metabolic syndrome is one of the greatest health challenges of our time. Obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, and lipid metabolism disorders often occur together – with serious consequences for the heart, circulatory system, and metabolism. At the international online symposium of the Society for Biofactors (GfB), renowned experts emphasized that prevention and therapy of…

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Research

According to a study published in 2019, Canadian senior citizens often received vitamin B12 as an injection in cases where oral supplementation with the biofactor, which is less expensive and more convenient for the patients, would have achieved the same success. The scientists also emphasised that almost 40% of those examined had no diagnostic evidence of vitamin B12…

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Thieves for biofactors

Thieves for biofactors

Interactions between drugs and biofactors

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Prevention and therapy

Prevention and therapy

How can a biofactor deficiency be prevented and how can it be treated?

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