Dietary supplements: safety, efficacy and quality
Dietary supplements made from foods, herbs and their constituents are a rapidly growing market sector. Consumers often view food supplements as 'natural' and therefore safe; however, supplements are regulated as foods rather than as pharmaceuticals and so are not as closely monitored as may be necessary. With the commercial market in these products growing, this book provides essential research into their safety, efficacy and potential risk of interaction with pharmaceuticals. Following an intr…
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- Full title :Dietary supplements : safety, efficacy and quality / edited by K. Berginc and S. Kreft.
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Dietary supplements made from foods, herbs and their constituents are a rapidly growing market sector. Consumers often view food supplements as 'natural' and therefore safe; however, supplements are regulated as foods rather than as pharmaceuticals and so are not as closely monitored as may be necessary. With the commercial market in these products growing, this book provides essential research into their safety, efficacy and potential risk of interaction with pharmaceuticals. Following an introductory chapter, part one covers the chemical composition, manufacture and regulation of dietary supplements. Part two looks at the effectiveness of different types of dietary supplement and methods of evaluation. Finally, part three focuses on supplement safety.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Woodhead Publishing
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
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Comprend un index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 ressource en ligne.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1782420819, 9781782420811
- oclc:on1019490805
- LC Classification:RM258.5
- Dewey Decimal:613.3
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