Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Latest News
• Americans Favor Regulation Of Dietary Supplements (03/29/2001, Reuters)
• Supplements, Cancer An Unknown Mix (03/24/2001, United Press International)
• No "Mad-Cow" Risk from Diet Supplement (03/17/2001, United Press International)
• More News on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

General/Overviews

• Consumer Information on Dietary Supplements (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
• Do You Need a Multivitamin/Mineral Supplement? (American Dietetic Association)
• Economic Characterization of the Dietary Supplement Industry Final Report: Demand For Dietary Supplements (Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• Just Ask! ... About the Quality of Your Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Products (United States Pharmacopeial Convention)
• Vitamins and Calcium Supplements (MedicineNet, Inc.)

Nutrition

• Whole Foods: Advantages Over Supplements (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Antioxidant Vitamins (American Heart Association)
• Antioxidant Vitamins for Optimal Health (American Dietetic Association)
• Bodies Milk Calcium for All Its Worth (Center for Cardiovascular Education, Inc.)
• JAMA Patient Page: Vitamin C (American Medical Association) - links to PDF file
• Magnesium (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center)
• Overview of Dietary Supplements (Food and Drug Administration)
• Potassium - Getting Enough? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Selenium (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center)
• Supplements Associated with Illnesses and Injuries (Food and Drug Administration)
• Too Much Copper (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Vitamin A (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction)
• Vitamin C: Its Role in Health and Prevention (Center for Cardiovascular Education, Inc.)
• Zinc (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center)

Law and Policy

• Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• What are Dietary Supplements? (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

Lists of Print Publications

• Bioavailability of Nutrients and Other Active Components of Dietary Supplements (National Library of Medicine)
• Zinc and Health (National Library of Medicine)

Organizations

• Food and Nutrition Information Center (National Agricultural Library)
• Office of Dietary Supplements (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

Statistics

• FASTATS: Vitamin Intake (National Center for Health Statistics)

Children

• Nutrients Your Child Needs: Calcium, Iron, Fiber (Nemours Foundation)
• Promotions for Kids' Dietary Supplements Leave Sour Taste (Federal Trade Commission)

Seniors

• Calcium, Vitamin D Combo Reduces Bone Loss, Fracture Rate for Older People (National Institutes of Health)
• Should the Elderly Take Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements? (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)