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Consumer Directed Questions and Answers about FDA’s Initiative Against Contaminated Weight Loss Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Overview
- About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Consumer Directed Questions and Answers about FDA’s Initiative Against Contaminated Weight Loss Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Dietary Supplements
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Dietary Supplements
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library - Dietary Supplements: Background Information
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health - Herbs & Other Remedies (2002-2003 Supplement Guide)
Arthritis Foundation - Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Prevention of Chronic Disease (PDF, 3 MB)
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 139. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science
Conference Statement: Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and
Chronic Disease Prevention
NIH State-of-the-Science Panel. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Sep 5;145(5):364-71. - Tips For The Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions and Evaluating Information
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Use Caution With Ayurvedic Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - What's in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary Supplements
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Specific Herbs, Supplements, Vitamins and Minerals
Herbs
- Common Herbs: An Introductory Guide to Herbal Healthcare
American Botanical Council - Common Herbs & Supplements
DrugDigest - Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Herbs
Longwood Herbal Task Force - Herb and Supplement Monographs
Longwood Herbal Task Force - Herb and Supplement Patient Fact Sheets
Longwood Herbal Task Force - Herbs at a Glance
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Herbal Information
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricutural Library - Herbal Supplements: Are They Safe?
AARP - Medicinal Plants in China 1999: A selection of 150 commonly used species (PDF, 7.5 MB)
World Health Organization - WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 (1999) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
World Health Organization - WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants, Volume 2 (2002) (PDF, 2.6 MB)
World Health Organization
Supplements
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines
for the Clinical Use of Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals
National Guideline Clearinghouse, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health - Dietary Supplements and Older Consumers
AARP - Dietary Supplements - Balancing Consumer Choice and Safety (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Task Force on Life and the Law, New York State Department of Health - Dietary Supplements: Ephedrine Alkaloids
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Evidence-based Reviews, Dietary Supplements
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Facts About Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center - Phytonutrients
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricutural Library - Supplements
Longwood Herbal Task Force
Vitamins and Minerals
- Routine vitamin supplementation to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease: recommendations and rationale
National Guideline Clearinghouse, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Vitamins & Minerals
Longwood Herbal Task Force - Vitamins and Minerals
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricutural Library - Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: Use with Care
MayoClinic.com
Research and Data
Research
- Botanicals Research Center for Age Related Diseases
Purdue University and University of Alabama-Birmingham - Center for Phytonutrient and Phytochemical Studies
University of Missouri-Columbia
Data
- Dietary Reference Intake Tables - The Complete Set (PDF, 86 KB)
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies - Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press, c1997 - Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press, c1998 - Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese,
Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press, c2001 - Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press, c2000 - Upper Safe Levels of Intake for Adults: Vitamins, Macrominerals, and Trace Minerals
Nebraska Cooperative Extension
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) - Public Law 103-417
Statute Text
- Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) Text
U. S. Food and Drug Administration - Government Printing Office PDF text of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) (PDF, 68 KB)
U. S. Government Printing Office
Regulations
- Regulations - 21 CFR Part 101 - Food Labeling
In Particular Note:Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
PART 119--Dietary Supplements that Present a Significant or Unreasonable Risk
- 21 CFR Part 119.1 - Dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
PART 190--Dietary Supplements
- 21 CFR Part 190.6 - Requirement for premarket notification (PDF, 54 KB)
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
Part 111 Current Good Manufacturing Practice
- USDA/CFSAN Background on New DSHEA Rules
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - 21 CFR Part 111 – Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 121 / Monday, June 25, 2007 / Rules and Regulations - 21 CFR Part 111 – Interim Final Rule: Petition to Request Exemption from 100 Percent Identity Testing of Dietary Ingredients: Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements – 21 CFR Part 111 (PDF, 100 KB)
This interim final rule amends and modifies a portion of the final rule. Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 121 / Monday, June 25, 2007 / Rules and Regulations
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) links
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Food Labeling: Revision of Reference Values and Mandatory
- Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements
- Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
- FDA Label Claims Overview page
- FDA Guidance - Claims That Can Be Made for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements
- FDA Guidance - Significant Scientific Agreement in the Review of Health Claims for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements
- FDA Guidance - FDA's Implementation of "Qualified Health Claims": Questions and Answers
- Structure/Function Claims
Databases, Bibliographies, and Books
- Annual Bibliographies of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health - Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS) Database
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health - Dietary Supplements: Resources on Individual Macronutrients, Phytonutrients, Vitamins & Minerals
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library - Dietary Supplements: General Resources for Consumers (PDF, 85 KB)
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library - Dietary Supplements: Additional Resources for Professionals (PDF, 150 KB)
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library - Dietary Supplement Use in the Elderly, January 1997 through October 2002
Current Bibliographies in Medicine 2003-1 (archived), National Library of Medicine - FDA Poisonous Plant Database (March 2006 Update)
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Herbals: Therapeutic and Adverse Effects (PDF, 1 MB)
Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine - International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements – IBIDS
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health - Selected Books on Dietary Supplements (PDF, 67 KB)
Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Antioxidants
- Dietary Supplements
- Herbal or Plant Medicines
- Trace Elements
- Vitamins
TOXLINE - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
- Dietary Supplements
- Herbal or Plant Medicine
- Vitamins
MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information
NLM Catalog - Access to information about books and other materials in NLM's catalog
Portals
- The American Botanical Council
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Food and Nutrition
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Information Center
National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Linus Pauling Institute
Oregon State University - Longwood Herbal Task Force
- Office of Dietary Supplements
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Información en Español
- Afirmaciones sobre Curas "Milagrosas":
Añada una Dosis de Escepticismo
Federal Trade Commission - Consejos para el uso inteligente de suplementos:
Cómo Hacer Decisiones Conscientes y Evaluar la Información
Centro de Seguridad de Alimentos y Nutrición Aplicada, Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de los Estados Unidos - ¡Las curas milagrosas pueden ser nocivas para la salud!
Consumer Action - Medicina herbaria
MedlinePlus en español - Medicinas, hierbas y suplementos
MedlinePlus en español - Preguntas Que Hacer Antes de Tomar Vitaminas y Suplementos Minerales
Nutrition.gov - ¿Qué hay en el frasco?
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Suplementos de hierbas: considere también los riesgos
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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