• ISBN13: 9798765126882
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: September 15, 2024
• Pages: 352
• Original Price: GBP 28.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 610 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Herbal Medications

This accessibly written book examines the most commonly taken dietary supplements, exploring what they are and what they're purported to do, and summarizing key research findings regarding their potential health benefits and risks.

Today, more than 50 percent of Americans take at least one type of dietary supplement regularly. But do these products actually work? How are they regulated? Are there any potential health risks?

Dietary Supplements: Fact versus Fiction examines the most commonly used non-nutrient supplements (those that are neither vitamins nor minerals and not essential for human health). Using a standardized structure, each entry discusses a particular supplement's origins, purported benefits, potential risks, and common dosage. Summaries of key research studies are included to help readers make informed decisions about supplements' usefulness.

Introductory materials give readers a foundational understanding of how supplements are regulated and labeled and offer practical information about how to read a Supplement Facts panel. For those interested in supplements for a particular health complaint (such as fatigue or pain), a topic finder has also been included.

Goldstein, Myrna Chandler: - Myrna Chandler Goldstein, MA, has been a freelance writer and independent scholar for more than 30 years. She is the author of Pain Management: Fact versus Fiction, Dietary Supplements: Fact versus Fiction, and other books published by Greenwood.

MD, Mark A. Goldstein: - Mark A. Goldstein, MD, is the founding chief emeritus of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He is also the editor in chief of Current Pediatrics Reports.