• Safety issues, drug/supplement interactions, dosage information, food sources, and relevant research for each dietary supplement
• Twenty-nine new entries
• Summaries of more than 450 new research studies
• Appendixes on government regulation, ethical issues, Dietary Reference Intakes, dietary supplement intake assessment, and additional resources
• Subject index

Level: Advanced
ISBN: 0880913630
ISBN-13: 9780880913638
Format: Textbook Softcover
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
Pub date: 2007

Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Frequently Used Abbreviations
Alphabetical Guide to Dietary Supplements
Acidophilus/Lactobacillus Acidophilus (LA)
Alanine
Aloe Vera
Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA)
Arginine(L-arginine)
Aspartic Acid/Asparagine
Bee Pollen
Bitter Meong (Momordica charaantia)
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
Boron
Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA)
Bromelain
Calcium
Carnitine (L-Carnitine)
Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentosa)
Chitosan
Chondroitin Sulfate
Chromium
Coenzyme Q10
Colostrum/Bovine Colstrum
Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Cranberry Extract
Creatine
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
Dong quai (Angelica sinensis)
Echinacea
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
Fish Oil
Flaxseed
Folate/Folic Acid
Fructo-oligosacccharides (FOS)
Gamma-Linolenic Acid
Gamma-Oryzanol
Garlic
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginseng
Glucosamine
Glutamine
Glycerol
Goldenseal (Hydrastis Canadensis)
Grape Seed Extract
Green Tea Extract
Guarana
Guggul/Guggulipids
Hawthorn
Horse Chestnut
5-Hydroxy beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB)
Hydroxycitric Acid (Garcinia cambogia)
Indole-3-carbinol (I-3C)
Iron
Kava
Lecithin/Choline
Licorice Root
Lutein
Lycopene
Lysine
Magnesium
Ma Huang (Ephedra sinica)
Melatonin
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)
Noni Juice
Pancreatin
Pantothenic Acid
Pau d’arco
Phosphatidylserine
Phytosterols
Policosanol
Potassium
Pygeum
Pyruvate
Red Clover
Red Yeast Rice
Resveratrol
Royal Jelly
S-adenosylmethionine (SAM-e)
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
Selenium
Senna
Shark Cartilage
Sodium Bicarbonate
Soy Protein and Isoflavones
Spirulina/Blue-Green Algae
Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
Valerian (Valeriana officianlis)
Vanadium
Vitamin A/Beta Carotene
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B-3 (Niacin)
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin)
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Wheat Grass and Barley Grass
Whey Protein
Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa)
Yohimibine/Yohimbe
 Zinc
Appendixes
Appendix A: Government Regulation of Dietary Supplements
Appendix B: Ethical Issues and Dietary Supplements
Appendix C: Dietary Intake Tables
Appendix D: Additional Resources
Appendix E: Dietary Supplement Intake Assessment: Questions to Ask Clients
Index

Book authors
Allison Sarubin Fragakis, M.S., R.D., is a dietitian and freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay area. She is a contributing editor to Prevention Magazine and reviews the magazine’s supplement advertisements for safety.

Cynthia Thomson, Ph.D., R.D., has more than 18 years of experience in clinical dietetics practice. Currently, she is Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Medicine, and Public Health at the University of Arizona. Her research is focused in the areas of diet and women’s cancers, dietary measurement, and biomarkers of dietary intake.

Dietetic professionals
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