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Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets
As a consumer, you need information you can trust to help make thoughtful decisions about eating a healthful diet and using vitamin and mineral supplements. Registered dietitians at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, the clinical research hospital at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, developed this series of fact sheets in conjunction with the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements to help you make these decisions.
These fact sheets are part of a series that will be posted here. Each undergoes extensive scientific review by recognized experts from the academic and research communities. The information is also reviewed for scientific accuracy and for consistency with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans by the Nutrition Education Subcommittee of the NIH Nutrition Coordinating Committee, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidance Working Group, and the Department of Health and Human Services Nutrition Policy Board Committee on Dietary Guidance.
The information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. It is important that you seek the advice of a physician about any medical condition or symptom. It is also important to seek the advice of a physician, registered dietitian, pharmacist, or other qualified medical practitioner about the appropriateness of taking dietary supplements and their potential interactions with medications.
Who provides this information?
The Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center and Office of Dietary Supplements are components of the National Institutes of Health. The Clinical Center is the clinical research hospital for NIH. Through clinical research, physicians and scientists translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation's health.The mission of Office of Dietary Supplements is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public to foster an enhanced quality of life and health for the U.S. population.
The Reviewers
The Clinical Nutrition Service and the ODS thank the expert scientific reviewers for their role in ensuring the scientific accuracy of the information discussed in these fact sheets, along with the Nutrition Education Subcommittee of the NIH, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidance Working Group, and the Department of Health and Human Services Nutrition Policy Board Committee on
Dietary Guidance.
Reviewers for the fact sheets on iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc | Vitamin A, D, and E | Vitamin B6, B12, and folate
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