Vitamins, Herbs & Supplements

1. Vitamins, Herbs & Supplements Are they a Multimillion Dollar Conspiracy?

2. Overview • Vitamins • Herbs • Supplements • Educational Resources • Summary

3. Vitamins • What are they • Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) • Types • Fat soluble • Water soluble • Quality food sources

4. V I T A M I N S

5. Questions

6. Herbs • What is an herb? • Medicinal uses • Advantages • Disadvantages

7. Questions

8. Dietary Supplements • What are supplements? • Claims • Types • Third party checks • Supplements & medicine

9. S U P P L E M E N T S D I E T A R Y

10. Questions

11. Where to Look • ODS: http://ods.od.nih.gov/ • NCCAM: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance.htm • USDA: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/dietary-supplements/herbal-information • FDA: http://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/guidancedocumentsregulatoryinformation/dietarysupplements/default.htm • Nutrition.gov: http://www.nutrition.gov/dietary-supplements

12. Where to Look Books Williams’ Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy (10th ed.) Mosby’s Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements (4th ed.)

13. Summary • Defined vitamins, herbs, and dietary supplements • Advantages verse disadvantages • Where to find more information

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