ABSTRACT
The array of dietary supplements — vitamins and minerals, amino acids, enzymes, herbs, animal extracts and others — has grown tremendously over the years. The
number of products — and the variety of uses for which they are promoted — have increased significantly in the last few years. Scientific research on the associations between supplements and health is accumulating rapidly. Although the benefits of some of these products have been
Officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say health fraud promoters often target people who are overweight or have serious conditions for which there are no cures, including multiple sclerosis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, HIV and AIDS, and arthritis.
