Bad Supplements: 23,000 ER Admissions per Year
23,000 people yearly seek emergency room treatment after taking dietary supplements. A field that is not regulated, and should be.
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Vitamins and Supplements: Labels that Lie
Vitamins and supplements are allowed to mislead the public. Fourteen state Attorney Generals have asked Congress to increase oversight of supplement makers that have been exempt by an act of Congress. Labels mislead consumers as to content, efficacy, and potency and may contain harmful ingredients.
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Fraudulent Supplements Targeted by NY Attorney General
Supplements have been found to not contain ingredients they were labeled with. NY Attorney General sends cease and desist letters.
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Regulate Supplements
Consumers Union endorsed The Dietary Supplement Labeling Act – which requires supplement makers to label warnings, risks, and register the supplement with the FDA. We think this is a good idea.
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Do Vitamins Reduce Cancer Risk
While the recent study about older physicians taking multivitamins showed a small reduction in cancer, the effect was modest. Here is a review of the major studies about vitamins and what they have shown.
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