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Lecture 5
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Graduate
04/12/2010

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Dietary supplements are considered a ___
Definition
food
-must be swallowed
Term
what is CAM
Definition
complimentary and alternative medicine
Term
Dietary supplements include what?
Definition
vitamins and minerals
Term
What was the doctrine of signatures?
Definition
if a plant looked like a body, it was used for that body part
Term
No dietary supplement is allowed to have ___-___ effects.
Definition
mind altering
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What is a new dietary ingredient?
Definition
not sold in the US before OCT 1994
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Are dietary supplements different from food and drugs?
Definition
they are regulated differently from food and drugs
*but they are regulated as foods by FDA
Term
What can manufacturers claim about dietary supplements?
Definition
only drugs can cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent a disease
-they may have a health, nutrient, or functional claim
Term
How does the FDA regulated the dietary supplements?
Definition
only for new supplements, dont have to provide evidence its safe because the FDA will test it
Term
Are dietary supplements standardized? (same batch to batch reliability)
Definition
Nope
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What is a botanical?
Definition
plant valued for its medicinal use
Term
Botanicals can be dietary supplements if they ___
Definition
cen be swallowed, contains an active ingredient, label as a DS, and is intended to supplement the diet
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Are botanicals standardized?
Definition
nope
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