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Recommended Web Sites
What's
In the Bottle? - The National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine explains dietary
supplements.
Dietary
and Herbal Supplements - The NCAM (National
Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
has
created many fact sheets on herbs and special dietary
supplements.
Dietary
Supplements - The Food and Drug
Administration has created this fact sheet.
USP
Verified - The US Pharmacopeia certifies
some dietary supplements, read more about it with this
brochure.
Vitamins
and Minerals: What You Should Know - The
site FamilyDoctor.org offers this information.
Calcium
- The National Institutes of Health explain what calcium
is and why it is important.
Dietary
Supplement Fact Sheets - The Office
of Dietary Supplements has created these great
fact sheets.
Folate
- The National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary
Supplements offers this information on folate.
Food and Nutrition Information
Center: Dietary Supplements and Herbal Information - The Food and Nutrition
Information Center is located at the National Agricultural
Library, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
and the Agricultural Research Service. Links to valuable
information on dietary supplements can be obtained at
this site.
Getting
to Know "Friendly Bacteria" -
Find out about probiotics from the National Institutes
of Health Complementary and Alternative Medicine newsletter.
HerbMed
- HerbMed® is an interactive, electronic herbal
database which provides hyperlinked access to the scientific
data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an
impartial, evidence-based information resource provided
by the nonprofit Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.
Herbal
Supplements: What to Know Before You Buy and
How
They Can Interfere With Surgery - The
Mayo Clinic gives a thorough description of who regulates
herbal supplements. See the side bar on the page for
related articles.
Herbs
and Supplements - The National Library
of Medicine provides this information.
MayoClinic.com:
Drugs and Supplements - MayoClinic.com gives you access to
the experience and knowledge of the more than
2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo
Clinic. One will find the facts regarding vitamins
and minerals at this site. Additional topics
from MayoClinic.com includes:
MEDLINEplus:
Dietary Supplements - Developed by the National
Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs
the user to selected online resources.
National
Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements
- This government site provides fact sheets on dietary
supplements, safety notices, dietary reference intakes,
and recommended dietary allowances. Portions of this
site are in PDF format and requires an Adobe
Acrobat Reader for viewing.
Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup - The National Cancer Institute provides this fact sheet on a particular supplement.
TeensHealth:
Dietary Supplements, Facts vs. Fads - This site was created by
the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health
Media and aims to provide the best children's health
information on the Internet. The information found here
is written specifically for teenagers.
Tips
for the Savvy Supplement User -
The Food and Drug Administration has issued this handy
reference page.
U.S.
Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety
& Applied Nutrition: Dietary Supplements
- The FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public
health by helping safe and effective products reach
the market in a timely way, and monitoring products
for continued safety after they are in use. General
information, warnings and safety information, as well
as a question and answer page can all be found here.
United
States General Accounting Office: Food Safety - This government report
will discuss the improvements needed in overseeing the
safety of dietary supplements and functional foods.
An Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required for viewing.
Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online - The FDA offers this information.
Wellness
Letter.com: Wellness Guide to Dietary Supplements - The Wellness Letter relies
on the expertise of the School of Public Health and
other researchers at UC Berkeley, as well as other top
scientists from around the world. This site spotlights
a different supplement every month but also includes
links to all of the supplements they have published
articles on in the past.
What Dietary Supplements Are You Taking? Does Your Doctor Know? - The FDA tells you why it is important to let your health provider know what you are taking.
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