Dietary Supplements (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781606507551)

This book provides an overview of dietary supplements including their definition, how they are manufactured and regulated, what forms they are sold in, and what the most popular products are. An effort is made to provide relevant information on the background, mechanism of action, and the clinical evidence demonstrating their efficacy or lack thereof. This book is important given the popularity of dietary supplements and the controversies around their sale and use. Negative portrayal of the industry by the media, and unscrupulous companies that make false and misleading claims about their products, fuel the controversy. At the same time, epidemiological data demonstrates that the proper use of dietary supplements could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in health care costs. This book is an attempt to contribute an objective perspective on the matter.

Author: B. Bryan Haycock, Amy a. Sunderman
ISBN-10: 1606507559
ISBN-13: 9781606507551
Publisher: Momentum Press
Language: English
Published: 01/22/2016
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d