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CRN Presents Oral Comments in Response to 2010 Dietary Guidelines Draft Report
CRN Presents Oral Comments in Response to 2010 Dietary Guidelines Draft Report WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Speaking at a public meeting held in response to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) Draft Report, Dr. Andrew Shao, Ph.D., senior vice president, scientifi...
Milking the Data
Dairy fairy tales and the truth about milk’s benefits – and risks. Eat that yogurt, lose that weight? Not so fast… For years the dairy industry touted studies presumably showing that the more dairy you eat, the more weight you lose. Did these ads and the “research” they quote tell the whole story...
Pill Patrol
Before taking supplements, find out if they really are good for you. Almost 15 years ago, Congress enacted the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. Billed as “truth in labeling,” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says, “Congress’s intent in enacting it was to help ensure that safe ...
Potentially Dangerous Dietary Supplements
Several dietary supplements have been identified as more likely to cause harm than others. The FDA, the National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the consumer protection and education magazine Consumer
Dietary Supplement Interactions
A 1997 survey published in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicated that 18 percent of prescription drug users were also using herbal or vitamin and mineral dietary supplements. The authors estimated that this placed approximately 15 million people at risk of interactions between drugs and die...
Dietary Supplement Information in the Media
Information about dietary supplements can also be found in books, magazines, newspapers, television shows, radio programs, and web sites, and these sources contain a range of reliable and unreliable information. Identifying accurate information should begin by determining the original source.
Dietary Supplement Composition
Dietary supplements are natural substances that may contain variable amounts of active and inactive ingredients. These amounts depend on several factors, including the age and specific part of the plant, the composition of the soil in which it was grown, the time of year it was harvested, and how...
Researching Dietary Supplements
Despite their natural connotation, dietary supplements are biologically active substances. Evidence for their safety and efficacy should therefore be based on accepted principles of science.
The Safety of Dietary Supplements
Certain dietary supplements may cause adverse effects during surgery, including increased or decreased bleeding. Medical or surgical professionals should be consulted several weeks before any scheduled surgery to determine whether dietary supplements should be discontinued.
Negative Calorie Diet: Deeper Breathing
In this day and age, most of us breathe air up into our chest. Look at yourself in the mirror. Your lungs hang all the way down toward the bottom of your rib cage. More than likely, youre not filling them up with the precious air they need. Most of us inflate just the upper portion.
