The Science and Safety of Supplements
by Sara Lee Thomas, MS, RD, LD
prepared for the Oregon AADE, September 24, 2016
Evidence based references and resources:
Information available through peer-reviewed journals or other resources. The material should have been published relatively recently.
American Diabetes Association Foundations of care: education, nutrition, physical activity, smoking cessation, psychosocial care and immunization. Sec. 4. Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2015. Diabetes Care 2015;38(Suppl 1) 520-530.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture: 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th Edition. December 2015. Available at http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/.
Gardiner et al: Medical reconciliation of dietary supplements: don't ask, don't tell. Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Apr;98(4):512-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.12.010. Epub 2015 Jan 14.
Wong A and Townley SA. Herbal medicines and anaestheia: Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain (2011) 11 (1): 14-17. doi: 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkq046 First published online: November 11, 2010
Information available from websites.
o Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH) http://ods.od.nih.gov/
o Dietary Supplements Labels Database (NIH) http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov/dietary/
oPDR http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/index.shtml
o MedlinePlus (NIH) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/herb_All.html#E
o Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/
o NaturalMedicines.com (formerly The Natural Standard)
o USP
o NSF international www.nsf.org
o USDA Agricultural Research Service , http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/farmacy2.pl
o Health on the Net Foundation, https://www.healthonnet.org/
o U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th Edition. December 2015. Available at http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/.
o Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee. Online http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report/
o USDA Nutrition Evidence Library: www.nel.gov
o Lipids Online: Educational resources in Atherosclerosis, www.lipidsonline.org
o Clinical guidelines, e.g., www.guidelines.gov
o Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH) http://ods.od.nih.gov/
o Dietary Reference Intake for Health Professionals http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/interactiveDRI/
o Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee. Online http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report
o U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th Edition. December 2015. Available at http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/.
Expert resources: e.g., books, articles, or web sites published by individuals, organizations, or educational institutions:
o Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition, a Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
o Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, a Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
o Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Library
Textbook references:
o The Vitamins, 4th Edition, 2012, by Gerald F Combs Jr. Academic Press, Elsevier, San Diego, CA 92101-4495 USA.
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