Dietary supplements
Book - 2014
This title addresses controversies related to dietary supplements, including: how should dietary supplements be regulated; are vitamin and mineral supplements beneficial; are weight-loss supplements and athletic supplements beneficial; how well do supplements treat different medical conditions.
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- Published
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Farmington Hills, Mich. :
Greenhaven Press
[2014]
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780737763164
9780737763171
- Chapter 1. How should dietary supplements be regulated? Natural does not mean safe / Geoffrey Kabat
- Current FDA regulations keep the dietary supplement industry beneficial and safe / Council for Responsible Nutrition
- Dietary supplements: manufacturing troubles widespread, FDA inspections show / Trine Tsouderos
- Doctors must be aware of different regulations for prescription drugs and dietary supplements / Nancy Collins, Ann P. Tighe, Stephen A. Brunton and Penny M. Kris-Etherton
- European Union regulations on herbal dietary supplements are reasonable and necessary / Steven Novella
- European Union regulations on herbal dietary supplements are unreasonable and dangerous / WalesOnline
- Chapter 2. Are vitamin and mineral supplements beneficial? Vitamins can be a beneficial dietary supplement when taken with care / Jennifer LaRue Huget
- Is this the end of popping vitamins? / Shirley S. Wang
- Vitamins can lead people to take health risks / Ben Goldacre
- Supplements may be beneficial in maintaining the body's calcium / Office of Dietary Supplements
- Panel to postmenopausal women: don't take vitamin D, calcium / Janice Lloyd, Liz Szabo, and Nanci Hellmich
- Vitamins for kids: do healthy kids need supplements? / WebMD
- Supplements for kids: there's not much evidence that they're valuable / Gisela Angela Telis
- Chapter 3. Are weight-loss supplements and athletic supplements beneficial? 7 new weight loss supplements that really work / Melanie Haiken
- Weight-loss supplements are dangerous and ineffective / Kassi Putnam
- Supplements may help athletic performance if taken with care / Davy Kestens
- Athletes, stop taking supplements / Christie Aschwanden
- Chaper 4. How well do supplements treat different medical conditions? Dietary supplements can help control the common cold / San Francisco Natural Medicine
- Valerian may aid menopausal sleep problems: study / Amy Norton
- Valerian is an ineffective cure for insomnia / Examine.com
- How I healed from Lyme disease naturally / Lindsay Wrinn
- Vitamin supplements can harm those who suffer from Lyme disease / Tom Grier.