A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements Magic Bullets or Modern Snake Oil

Written by one of the foremost experts on sports nutrition and performance, A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements takes a critical look at the dietary supplement industry. With an estimated 60 percent of adult Americans using dietary supplements every day, the need for a thorough examination of the hundreds of products on the market is long overdue. This comprehensive guide (Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine) presents straightforward analysis from a consumer's perspective, giving you the facts on more than 140 supplements and information on which supplements work (and which don't!) for a wide range of health conditions—from preventing cancer and heart disease to fighting diabetes and depression.United States Department of Agriculture surveys show that more than 70 percent of Americans fail to achieve daily recommended levels for many vitamins and minerals. With today's emphasis on fitness, millions are investing their money and health in quick-fix solutions-supplements promoted as cure-alls to right nutritional wrongs, lower the likelihood of disease, and work dietary miracles. A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements presents a more realistic view of supplements as neither miracle cure nor nutritional sham, but as consumer products to be accepted or rejected based on scientific fact, not fitness fantasy.A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements looks at the pros and cons of dietary supplements in the areas of: weight loss bones and joints energy, brain, and mood heart, eye, and gastrointestinal health male and female health cancer, diabetes, and the immune system sports and ergogenic aidsIn addition, the book presents an overview of the dietary supplement industry and the regulations that govern it and looks at the process for developing new products. Designed to cut through the confusion surrounding dietary supplements, A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplemens is an invaluable resource for students, educators and professionals who deal with nutrition, exercise, physical education, nursing, and anyone else interested in health and fitness.

Foreword Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Overview of the Dietary Supplement Industry and the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act Introduction What Are Dietary Supplements? Why Are Dietary Supplements So Popular? DSHEA Sources for Additional Information on Dietary Supplements Chapter 2. The Product Development Process for Dietary Supplements Introduction Drug Development As a Model for Dietary Supplements Consumer Product Development As a Model for Dietary Supplements New Product Development Approaches Adapting the NPD Process Encouraging Creativity Summary Chapter 3. Critical Evaluation of Dietary Supplements Introduction History of Use and Safety Claims Substantiation Scientific Support Third-Party Screening of Dietary Supplements Putting Dietary Supplement Claims into the Proper Perspective FDA Guidance on Scientific Review of Health Claims Advertising and Claims Substantiation for Dietary Supplements Chapter 4. Supplements for Weight Loss Introduction Exercise versus Diet Step Far Away from the Cheesecake Supplements That May Help Summary Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA) Chitosan Glucomannan/Konjac Ma Huang/Ephedra Guarana Synephrine/Zhi Shi Carnitine Pyruvate Bladderwrack White Willow Chapter 5. Sports Supplements and Ergogenic Aids Introduction Supplements to Use with Exercise Functional Categorization of Sports Supplements Summary Creatine Ribose Amino Acids Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) Androstenedione Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB) Tribulus terrestris (Puncture Vine) Cordyceps sinensis Glycerol Ornithine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (OKG) or Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG) Gamma-Oryzanol/Ferulic Acid/Rice Bran Oil Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) Sodium Bicarbonate Protein Supplements Whey Protein Carnosine Proteolytic Enzymes Chapter 6. Supplements for Boosting Energy Levels Introduction Daily Eating Strategies Rest Supplements Ginseng Royal Jelly Bee Pollen B-Complex Vitamins Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Rhodiola Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH) Sea Buckthorn Brewer's Yeast Inosine Chapter 7. Supplements for Bone Health Introduction Factors Associated with Skeletal Health Dietary Supplements for Healthy Bones Calcium Magnesium Boron Vitamin D Vitamin K Chapter 8. Supplements for Joint Health Introduction Causes of Arthritis and Conventional Treatments Practical Advice Contributing Factors Dietary Supplements Summary Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate (CS) Boswellia (Boswellia serrata) Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Hydrolyzed Collagen Protein (HCP)/Gelatin Devil's Claw Green-Lipped Mussel Sea Cucumber Chapter 9. Supplements for Mood and Brain Health Introduction The First Step—Diet and Exercise Dietary Supplements St. John's Wort 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) Phenylalanine/D,L-Phenylalanine (DLPA) Phosphatidylserine (PS) Choline Ginkgo Biloba Huperzine A (HupA) Vinpocetine Kava-Kava S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) Valerian Melatonin Feverfew Chapter 10. Supplements for Heart Health Introduction Opening Blood Vessels Strengthening the Heart Muscle Controlling Free Radical Damage Summary Red Yeast Rice (RYR) Soy Essential Fatty Acids and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Garlic Hawthorn Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)/Ubiquinone Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Folic Aci

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