Dietary supplements / / B. Bryan Haycock and Amy A. Sunderman

• Autore: Haycock B. Bryan
• Pubblicazione: New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Momentum Press, , 2016
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 615.1
• Soggetto topico: Dietary supplements; Dietary Supplements
• Soggetto genere / forma: Libros electronicos.
• Soggetto non controllato: caffeine; coenzyme Q10; dietary supplement; DSHEA; fiber; glucosamine; microbiome; mineral; omega-3; prebiotic; probiotic; resolving; vitamin; vitamin D; weight loss
• Persona (resp. second.): SundermanAmy A.
• Note generali: "Dietary supplement are products that people add to their diets. They include vitamins, minerals, herbs, and amino acids. They can be pills, liquids, powders or energy bars."; "This fact sheet was developed by the FDA Office of Women's Health"--Page 2.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. Survey of the 20 most common dietary supplements, vitamins and minerals -- 3. Survey of the 20 most common dietary supplements, specialty supplements -- 4. Survey of the 20 most common dietary supplements, herbs and botanicals -- 5. Survey of the 20 most common dietary supplements, sports nutrition and weight management -- Appendix A. Additional resources -- Appendix B. Dietary supplement intake assessment: questions to ask clients -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of dietary supplements including their definition according to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, how they are manufactured and regulated, what forms they are sold in, and what the most popular products are. In discussing the most popular products people use, an effort is made to provide information on the background or origin of each ingredient. In addition, the potential mechanism of action and the clinical evidence that may exist demonstrating the efficacy or lack thereof is reviewed. This book is important given the fact that the sale and use of dietary supplements is a controversial issue. The media frequently broadcasts negative stories about the dietary supplement industry and its products and elicit the testimonies of individuals without expertise in the industry, or the science behind dietary supplements. Furthermore, the supplement industry is rife with unscrupulous fly-by-night companies that make false and misleading claims about their products, further damaging the perception of the industry. If that were all there was to the story, there would be no need for this book. On the contrary, 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dietary supplements
• ISBN: 1-60650-756-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910708232403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Nutrition and dietetics practice collection.