Research Notes on Dietary Supplements
Dietary supplements are vitamins, minerals, herbs and other substances that are meant to improve your diet. Some play an important role in health, such as folate for pregnant women.
Fast Facts:
- Supplements do not have to go through the testing that drugs do.
- Some dietary supplements may be harmful under some conditions.
- Dietary supplements aren't meant to be food substitutes.
5 Great Resources on Dietary Supplements
- Office of Dietary Supplements
- Medline Plus: Dietary Supplements
- Wikipedia: Dietary Supplement
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Overview of Dietary Supplements
- Mayo Clinic: Dietary supplements: Using vitamin and mineral supplements wisely
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5 Latest Headlines on Dietary Supplements
What is Dietary Supplements?
- Office of Dietary Supplements: What is a Dietary Supplement
- Iowa State University Food and Nutrition: Dietary Supplements
- American Cancer Society: Understanding Dietary Supplements
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Dietary Supplements
What Are The Uses for Dietary Supplements?
- About.com: Dietary Supplements
- American Academy of Family Physicians: Common Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss
- Help Guide: Dietary Supplements
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Use of Dietary Supplements Containing Folic Acid Among Women of Childbearing Age
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Dietary Supplements?
- Office of Dietary Supplements: Potential Risks of Using Dietary Supplements
- Science Daily: 'Ephedra-free' Dietary Supplements Pose Potential Health Risks
- Medscape: Dietary Supplements in Patients With Cancer: Risks and Key Concepts
USA Swimming: Health & Contamination Risk Chart for Dietary Supplements
What are the Types of Dietary Supplements?
- University of California, Berkley: Wellness Guide to Dietary Supplements
- Health World: Vitamins & Dietary Supplements
- Office of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets
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Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Dietary Supplements
- FDA Law Blog: Dietary Supplements
- WebMD Boards: Dietary Supplements
- YouTube: The Building Blocks of Dietary Supplement Programs
- Daily Diet Blog: Dietary Supplements
Clinical Trials for Dietary Supplements
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Dietary Supplements
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Dietary Supplements
Controversy and Lawsuits about Dietary Supplements
- Quackwatch: Misleading Claims By Great Earth Vitamin Stores | AMA Attacks Sale of Non-Health-Related Products in Medical Offices
- NutriWatch: Promotions for Kids' Dietary Supplements Leave Sour Taste
- Resource 4 The People: Dietary Supplements
Abuse of Dietary Supplements
- The Endocrine Society: Hormone Abuse/Misuse
- Live Well Age Well: Dietary Supplement Misuse Among Older Adults
- American Obesity Association: FDA Regarding Regulation of Statements Made for Dietary Supplements
- CBS News: Beware Overusing Dietary Supplements
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Dietary Supplements
- New England Journal of Medicine: Medical Journal Articles on Dietary Supplements
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Dietary Supplements
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Dietary Supplements
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Dietary Supplements
User Recommended Links for Dietary Supplements
- thedietinsiders.com: Top Diet pills – Review... (1 Recommendation)
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- Contributor: Jacky Graves
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 1, 2008
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