NTDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dietary Supplement, Dietary Supplement Health And Education Act Of 1994, Multivitamin
8 Nov 2018
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Food/substance that supplements the diet and contains one or more dietary ingredients or their constitutes. Vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, or enzymes. Can be taken by mouth (pill, capsule, tablet, powder, etc. ) daily. Promotes or maintains health, improves energy, boosts immune system. 25% of people will still take them even if governments denounces their claims. Industry contributes to more than billion to national economy. >60,000 products are marketed in us as dietary supplements. Dshea the dietary supplement health and education act of 1994. Fda does not approve supplements for their effectiveness or safety. Dietary ingredients have to be federally regulated and generally recognized as safe (gras) Once a supplement is marketed, fda has to prove that the product is not safe in order to restrict its use or remove it from the market. Study showed beta-carotene and vitamin a increased lung cancer risk. Don"t need to be fda approved before being marketed.
