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New Effort To Verify Supplement Labels

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New Effort To Verify Supplement Labels

New Effort To Verify Supplement Labels There’s news that may make concerns about the safety of dietary supplements easier to swallow. While millions take them each year, many consumers don’t realize that supplements, which include vitamins, minerals and other nutritional products, are not regulated by the government as stringently as medications. Fortunately, steps are being taken to make sure that what’s stated on the label is what’s actually contained in the product. To help consumers make good purchasing decisions, United States Pharmacopeia (USP), a leading organization that verifies dietary supplements, has created a program to help inform consumers who use...

Supplement Regulating – Is It A Good Idea?

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Supplement Regulating – Is It A Good Idea?

Supplement Regulating – Is It A Good Idea? Under the Adverse Event Reporting (AER) bill before Congress, dietary supplements could eventually be taken off the over-the-counter status. In this day of offhand and frivolous lawsuits, Congress is poised to pass legislation that would allow private citizens to sue the supplement manufacturers, and possibly the marketplaces as well, for health related issues allegedly caused or aggravated by dietary supplements. Industry reporting of “adverse events” in a very formal way would also be a part of this package, much more complicated and detailed than that of the present requirements. The industry and...

Vitamins – To Supplement or Not To Supplement?

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Vitamins – To Supplement or Not To Supplement?

Vitamins – To Supplement or Not To Supplement? Over half of Americans today take a multivitamin of some kind, believing that it will help them to stave off chronic disease and health deficiencies – but health experts are in disagreement over the necessity of these supplements. Some doctors and nutritionists feel that a multivitamin a day is absolutely critical to a healthy body, while others point out that with a proper diet and exercise vitamin supplementation may be simply redundant. Some people even take multivitamins or other supplements as a way of replacing the need for a healthy diet rich...