IPHY 2420 SUPPLEMENTS AND SAFETY
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What % of American take a dietary supplement daily? - ANSWER-50%
How many dietary supplements are available in the US? - ANSWER-85,000
Do dietary supplement manufacturers have to register with the FDA? - ANSWER-NO
Do lobby groups exist in Washington, D.C., for dietary supplements? - ANSWER-Yes`
Are there peer-reviewed research studies based on clinical trials on the effectiveness of
most dietary supplements? - ANSWER-Not a lot
What technology is being used to verify the content of dietary supplements? -
ANSWER-DNA libraries of herbs and plants, GNC stores
Is the manpower of the dietary supplement division of the FDA big enough to monitor all
dietary supplement manufacturers in existence? - ANSWER-No, only 25 employees,
4,000 manufactures, target people they find most risky
What do drug manufacturers have to prove before a drug is put on the market? Is this
required for dietary supplements? - ANSWER-Drug manufactures : safe and effective
Dietary suppléments do not have show anything
What claims can or cannot be on dietary supplement labels? - ANSWER-Can "support"
or "promote"
Cannot "cure"
Is there a system in place to detect the harm that supplements might cause? -
ANSWER-No effective system
-Medwatch but takes too long
What is recommended in terms of how much of a certain nutrient to take? - ANSWER-
the same you could get in food
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What % of American take a dietary supplement daily? - ANSWER-50%
How many dietary supplements are available in the US? - ANSWER-85,000
Do dietary supplement manufacturers have to register with the FDA? - ANSWER-NO
Do lobby groups exist in Washington, D.C., for dietary supplements? - ANSWER-Yes`
Are there peer-reviewed research studies based on clinical trials on the effectiveness of
most dietary supplements? - ANSWER-Not a lot
What technology is being used to verify the content of dietary supplements? -
ANSWER-DNA libraries of herbs and plants, GNC stores
Is the manpower of the dietary supplement division of the FDA big enough to monitor all
dietary supplement manufacturers in existence? - ANSWER-No, only 25 employees,
4,000 manufactures, target people they find most risky
What do drug manufacturers have to prove before a drug is put on the market? Is this
required for dietary supplements? - ANSWER-Drug manufactures : safe and effective
Dietary suppléments do not have show anything
What claims can or cannot be on dietary supplement labels? - ANSWER-Can "support"
or "promote"
Cannot "cure"
Is there a system in place to detect the harm that supplements might cause? -
ANSWER-No effective system
-Medwatch but takes too long
What is recommended in terms of how much of a certain nutrient to take? - ANSWER-
the same you could get in food
