According to many studies, elderly can benefit from supplementation
in vitamins and minerals, and reform should include these consumers
in order to meet their specific needs.
Chicago Tribune journalists Julie Deardorff and Geoff Dougherty
this week questioned the flexible regulations surrounding the
dietary supplement trade and the potential danger posed to
athletes.
On July 30, the American dietary supplement industry launched the
Dietary Supplement Information Bureau™, a science-based information
centre about aspects of supplementation.
Recent Food and Drug Administration warnings this month to
manufacturers of food products containing herbs are founded on
misinterpretation and misuse...
The US Natural Dietary Supplements Market generated revenues of
$6.67 billion in 2000, a new survey reveals. The report, from
market research company...
ConsumerLab.com announced last week that only 14 of 27 products
evaluated in its Multivitamin and Multimineral Product Review
achieved full "CL Approved...
Creatine, the dietary supplement popular among athletes to increase
their muscle bulk, may cause cancer, experts warned this week. The
French Agency...
