Dietary Supplements: A Framework for Evaluating Safety

by National Research Council, Committe on the Framework for Evaluating, Board on Life Sciences, et al.

Book Overview

The growing consumer interest in health and fitness has expanded the market for a wide range of products, from yoga mats to the multiple dietary supplements now on the market. Supplements are popular, but are they safe? Many dietary supplements are probably safe when used as recommended. However, since 1994 when Congress decided that they should be regulated as if they were foods, they are assumed to be safe unless the Food and Drug Administration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309091101
• ISBN13: 9780309091107
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.4"