SupplementDEX
The Evidence-Based Supplement Database
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Hi this is a work in progress but it works to determine supplement efficacy for 500 conditions at the moment.Things you can do:- search for a condition -> find which supplements are effective -> see which studies indicate they are effective -> read individual study summaries- search for a supplement -> see effectiveness table, dosing, safety, dietary sources, mechanisms of action (+ browse all original sources)let me know what you think
HN · launched Mar 14, 2026 · 17 upvotes (top 29%) · 2 views
Niche: health and personal care guides · 74 launches, 13 in the last 7 days ▲ +63% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Healthcare
- Search & retrieval
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Partial The web directory and search interface are trivial to vibe-code, but curating, verifying, and maintaining thousands of clinically accurate, human-reviewed medical studies and efficacy scores requires deep domain expertise.
What it would actually take: A production version requires a Next.js/Supabase application paired with an automated ingestion pipeline for PubMed citations (using NCBI APIs). The critical bottleneck is the medical curation and validation layer: extracting standardized outcomes from clinical trials, calculating evidence weights/bias scores, and clinical review by qualified dietitians or physicians to ensure legal safety and credibility.
Discussion
2 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Examine.com, ConsumerLabs.com
Concerns raised: Lack of manufacturer trustworthiness and label accuracy verification, Need for contaminant testing and brand safety validation
Feature requests: Manufacturer trustworthiness ratings and label verification, Brand testing for contaminants, Cost comparison across brands
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 155 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #46 of 156 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 93 days after the earliest competitor.
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