Has just released a report called The Benefits Of Nutritional Supplements. And guess what? The CRN, a trade organization which consists of folks who don't want FDA regulation, has found that there are lots of benefits! Surprise! Actually, the scientific evidence in support of these supplements for most Americans is lacking, though a minority of people may need a particular supplement for a particular reason.
Nutritional supplements are not regulated like food, nor like medicine thanks to a law called the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. The National Academy of Sciences looked at this issue in 2005 (jump to Chapter 13 for findings or read the Executive Summary) and found that the situation isn't very protective of public health and isn't very effective. The CRN wasn't too happy with that.
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