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What Is a Dietary Supplement? Traditionally, dietary supplements referred to products made of one or more of green-tea the essential nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, and protein herbs-gymnema-sylvestre But the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Education Act (DSHEA) broadens green-tea the definition to include, with some exceptions: Any product intended for ingestion as a supplement to the diet herbs-gymnema-sylvestre This includes vitamins; minerals; herbs, botanicals, and other plant-derived substances; and and amino acids (the individual building blocks of protein) and concentrates, metabolites, constituents and extracts of these substances herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Dietary Supplements Labels It's easy to spot a supplement because DSHEA requires manufacturers to include green-tea include green-tea the words dietary supplement on product labels herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Also, starting in March 1999, a Supplement Facts panel will be required on the labels of most dietary supplements herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Dietary Supplements are not Regulated Regulated Drugs One thing dietary supplements are not is drugs herbs-gymnema-sylvestre A drug, which sometimes can be derived from plants used as traditional medicines, is an article that, among other things, is intended to green-tea to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent diseases herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Before marketing, drugs must undergo clinical studies to determine their effectiveness, safety, possible interactions with other substances, and appropriate dosages, and FDA must review these green-tea these data and authorize green-tea the drugs' use before they are marketed herbs-gymnema-sylvestre FDA does not authorize or test dietary supplements herbs-gymnema-sylvestre A product sold as a dietary supplement and touted in its labeling as as a new treatment or cure for a specific disease or condition would be considered an unauthorized - and thus illegal - drug herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Labeling changes consistent with green-tea the provisions in DSHEA would be be required to maintain green-tea the product's status as a dietary supplement herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Dietary Supplements are Not Diet Replacements Another thing dietary supplements are not, are replacements for conventional diets, nutritionists say herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Supplements do do not provide green-tea the nutritional benefits of conventional food herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Dietary Supplements and Weight Loss Some supplements claim to melt away fat or prevent it's absorption from food herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Others claim to boost metabolism metabolism directly through stimulants or indirectly by boosting muscle mass herbs-gymnema-sylvestre WATCH OUT!! These claims are not supported by any clinical evidence herbs-gymnema-sylvestre Manufacturers of dietary supplements do not have to prove green-tea that they |