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1. Dietary Supplements Database Update Johanna T Dwyer, D.Sc.
Office of Dietary Supplements
NIH
2. DSID 2 Rationale Dietary supplement exposure is high: >50%
$18 billion/yr
Public health impact unknown
Tools to validly document and quantify intakes lacking A recent report of the USDHHS Inspector Generl found that 70% of the US population had tried suppelemnts. A recent report of the USDHHS Inspector Generl found that 70% of the US population had tried suppelemnts.
3. DSID 3 Needed to quantify exposure/public health impact of dietary supplements: Validated/standardized instruments to collect data
Composition of dietary supplements
Validated tools to analyze data
Validated approaches to merge with dietary intakes to obtain total intakes
4. DSID 4 Need for DSID
Accurate measurement of intakes and exposures requires:
Databases of DS labels (NCHS/CDC) and ingredients (USDA)
Methods and reference materials program
DS databases not yet based on analytical data
Amounts of ingredients in DS unknown except for label claims
5. DSID 5 Ultimate Goal for Dietary Supplement Databases Use improved databases to research role of dietary supplements in
optimal physical and mental health
disease prevention, risk factor reduction
effects on biological systems, and physiological impact across life cycle
Make available to public
Reach out and inform public
6. DSID 6