Using the Dietary Supplement Label Database to Identify Potentially Harmful Dietary Supplement Ingredients

Market analysis of vitamin supplementation in infants and children: evidence from the dietary supplement label database.

Market Analysis of Vitamin Supplementation in Infants and Children: Evidence From theDietary Supplement Label Database TheOfficeofDietarySupplements inconcertwith theNational Library of Medicine recently created the Dietary Supplement LabelDatabase (DSLD) to facilitate thescientific studyofdietary supplement labels.1,2 The DSLD allows researchers to extract dietary supplement labels for researc...

Dietary supplement use by adolescents.

OBJECTIVES To review the use, benefits and adverse effects of the main dietary supplements consumed by adolescents. SOURCES The literature review was performed using MEDLINE and LILACS databases (1997-2008). We analyzed 377 articles, and 52 of them were selected as references. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Consumption of dietary supplements is widely spread among adolescents. This habit has often...

Dietary Supplement Antioxidants: The Polyphenol Paradox

Dietary Supplement Consumption and Micronutrient Intake Status in Bodybuilders

Background and purpose: Little information is available about micronutrients intake in bodybuilding athletes taking supplements. This study aimed at investigating dietary supplements usage and micronutrients intake in male and female bodybuilders. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among bodybuilders in bodybuilding clubs in Shiraz. Information about consumption of...

Ameliorative Effect of Trevo Dietary Supplement Against Lead Acetate Nephrotoxicity

Background: Trevo is a nutritional supplement with numerous bioactive natural products, with detoxifying and antioxidant properties. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of Trévo to protect against oxidative stress induced by lead in the kidneys of male Wistar rats.  Methods: Thirty-five healthy male Wistar rats were divided into five groups of seven rats each, using a rand...