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The Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Anti-depression Diet and Brain Program Andrew L. Stoll See book keywords and concepts

Due to the chemical instability of the compound and the unregulated nature of the dietary supplement industry, concern over the integrity, stability, and potency of SAMe preparations persists. Additional studies validating the antidepressant value of oral SAMe must still be done. High cost. Because the therapeutic oral dosage may be as high as 1,600 milligrams per day, the monthly cost of SAMe may exceed $360. This is prohibitively high for most patients. Limited data on safety and effectiveness. Like St.

The Green Pharmacy Anti-Aging Prescriptions: Herbs, Foods, and Natural Formulas to Keep You Young James A. Duke, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Of course, this study caught the attention of the supplement industry, which used it to promote their products. I don't have any problem with that. As I've discussed elsewhere in this book, moderate supplementation makes sense. But I'm convinced that part of the reason the elderly participants responded so well to the multivitamin is that they weren't eating properly to begin with. They simply didn't have the appetite to consume enough food to get all the nutrients their bodies needed. As a result, their immune systems suffered.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Herbs Robert S. McCaleb, Evelyn Leigh, and Krista Morien See book keywords and concepts

The study is sponsored by the Ephedra Research Foundation, a group of concerned members of the supplement industry. They have requested that the FDA wait to finalize rules on ephedra until these study results are complete. Scientific Support All of the clinical studies on the isolated constituent ephedrine have focused on weight loss, with little research into respiratory problems such as asthma. Ephedrine may stimulate weight loss in certain overweight people, namely, those who have a physiological problem that impairs their ability to burn fat.

Food Politics Marion Nestle See book keywords and concepts

While investigations are in progress, the supplement industry "jumps the data," makes extravagant claims for the ability of its products to prevent or treat disease, demands less and less federal control over its practices, and goes to court to enforce those demands. The makers of conventional foods, watching sales of supplements increase at a greater rate than they themselves can achieve, also are demanding—and getting—the same kinds of loose regulations for foods. It is difficult to believe that this situation is in the best interest of public health.

We shall see in these chapters how the supplement industry exploited this dichotomy to escape testing requirements and to gain the ability to suggest claims for benefits, whether or not such claims could be substantiated according to accepted standards of scientific proof. Today, marketers of supplements are permitted to make practically any claim they want for the health benefits of their products, they may vary the ingredient contents of their products with impunity.

It then explains how the supplement industry was able to exploit the differences between these belief systems to achieve its marketing objectives—and to do so under the guise of promoting health and basic democratic values. CONGRESS VERSUS FDA: DSHEA, 1994 In enacting DSHEA, Congress was responding to an industry-led campaign framed as giving Americans the "freedom to choose" dietary supplements. Although the industry earned annual revenues of just $4 billion in 1994, its constituency included at least half of the adult population.

DSHEA's Key Provisions DSHEA contained four provisions designed expressly to prevent federal interference with the interests of the supplement industry. First, it expanded the legal definition of dietary supplements beyond the familiar vitamins and minerals to include the less-well-researched herbal, botanical, and diet products. Second, DSHEA specified that manufacturers did not need to demonstrate that their products were safe before selling them. Instead, Congress required the FDA to prove that products were unsafe before the agency could order them removed from the market.

Naturally, the supplement industry finds the FTC's regulatory philosophy far more favorable to its interests than that of the FDA. Table 27 summarizes the peculiar results of this division of responsibility. Unlike those of the FDA, FTC policies do not carry the force of regulations. The FTC does not distinguish between health claims and statements of nutritional support, does not require marketers to obtain approval of health claims before using them in advertisements, and demands less substantiation of such claims.

The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating Rebecca Wood See book keywords and concepts

We can anticipate that as scientists continually reduce nutrients to smaller parts, termed phytochemicals, the supplement industry will have an unending supply of newly discovered micronutrients to address specific health problems. It's a valuable contribution, but not the whole picture. This mechanistic view, resulting from Cartesian philosophy, treats symptoms rather than causes. It is not preventive medicine. YIN AND YANG Many Eastern healing modalities are based on a yin-yang system that promotes health and harmony through balance.

The Vitamin Revolution in Health Care Michael Janson, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Through a misguided fear of "snake-oil salesmen" and a mission to promote the development and safety of new drugs, the FDA has been on a vendetta against the dietary supplement industry since early in its history. They apparently see dietary supplements as a threat to patented pharmaceutical agents. This situation in the United States has implications for other countries, since many of them take their regulatory cues from the actions of the FDA.

Miracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of Herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

Yes, herbal remedies, botanical medicines, and natural drugs of all kinds, available anywhere without restriction or prescription, are being embraced by Americans. "Medical experts say that over the past ten years, more people have been turning to more kinds of alternative therapies than ever before," wrote New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata in June 1996. Some see this movement as "a return to our roots," a desire for natural medicines used by our ancestors.

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